BREAKING NEWS

Aid convoy set to sail from Lebanon

The government is monitoring an aid convoy to Gaza that is planning to sail from Lebanon on Sunday, Israel Radio reported.
Asia 1, the first convoy to attempt to reach Gaza from Asia, began its journey from India and traveled through Pakistan, Iran, Turkey and Syria before arriving in Lebanon on Thursday.
According to Iran's Press TV, the mission was welcomed by Syrian-based Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal.
A seven-member delegation of Iranian lawmakers joined the mission while it was in Damascus. ­