A convoy of thousands of volunteers will depart from Tunisia tomorrow for Gaza’s Rafah crossing to break Israel’s siege of the Palestinian enclave by delivering humanitarian aid, Wafa news agency reports.

The Joint Action Coordination for Palestine in Tunisia announced that the convoy aims to express solidarity with the besieged Palestinian people in Gaza and deliver essential humanitarian assistance.

Participants in the convoy will include trade unionists, political figures, human rights activists, lawyers, doctors, journalists, and members of youth organisations.

As of May 30, the convoy had registered over 7,000 participants from various nationalities of the Maghreb region in north Africa, Wafa added.