Faisal for his patronage of the event and for the support and graceful presence of Prince Misha'al bin Majed bin Abdul-Aziz. Prince Misha'al is scheduled to announce the start of dispatching the humanitarian convoy. "Both His Royal Highness and the Secretary General will see off the convoy, which will head for the OIC logistical coordination unit based in El-Arish, Egypt, on its way to Gaza". A press conference will be held on the sidelines of the ceremony that will outline the ongoing efforts in support of the Palestinian people in the aftermath of the Israeli onslaught against Gaza. Ambassador Atta Al-Mannan Bakheet, OIC Assistant Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs, will submit during the ceremony a report on the assistance provided so far by the OIC Department of Humanitarian Affairs to affected Gazans since the launch of the humanitarian campaign for Gaza. Ambassador Al-Mannan declared that this latest convoy is the third to be dispatched by the OIC to Gaza. He pointed out that the convoy is the largest one so far with more than forty truckloads of humanitarian assistance.
