Syria
Exiled Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal resides in Damascus. On 31 December 2008, Syria and Turkey called on Arab and Islamic countries to encourage Israel to end its offensive. Syria's Sana news agency reports that Syria sent 230 tons of food and medical products to Gaza on 3 January, this in addition to 50 tons sent on 31 December.
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