A new convoy has left the town of Zawiya near the Libyan capital, Tripoli, to deliver humanitarian aid to the embattled people of the Gaza Strip.

The "Resilience 2" initiative is hoping to make in through Egypt's Rafah crossing into the Palestinian enclave.

An Algerian participant in the convoy, Nour Al Deen Dorr, said they had spentseveral days at the Joud Daem camp to gather, and also to receive the convoys and the medical aid.

“We received some training on legal, medical, and media-related aspects. We are completely prepared, 100 per cent, and all of us are happy about reaching Gaza, God willing," he said.

The so-called Sumud land convoy began its journey in Algeria a week ago and hopes to reach Gaza in the next few days.