GAZA, Friday, July 26, 2019 (WAFA) - The first group of Palestinian pilgrims from the Gaza Strip left the Cairo International Airport today en route to Saudi Arabia for the annual Hajj pilgrimage.

Diab al-Louh, Palestine’s ambassador to Egypt, said 795 pilgrims who left Gaza yesterday are the first in nine groups comprising 2,900 pilgrims in total heading to Mecca in Saudi Arabia for Hajj.

He said 11 international flights from Cairo during the coming four days are allocated for the next batches of Gaza pilgrims leaving for Saudi Arabia.

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