Pro-Palestinian activists recieve a cheering welcome by Palestinians upon the arrival of an aid convoy in Gaza city, on 21 October 2010. An aid convoy carrying over 300 international activists late 21 October crossed into the blockaded Gaza Strip via Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, witnesses said. The convoy, which included 140 vehicles and over 300 campaigners, is carrying humanitarian aid worth around 5 million dollars, according to the group which organized it, Viva Palestina. Photo by Mohammed Asad