GAZA CITY (Ma'an) -- The fifteenth Miles of Smiles aid convoy arrived in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday via the Rafah crossing, government official Anwar Atallah said.

Atallah, head of protocol in the Gaza government's committee to end the siege, said 70 activists from countries including the UK, Algeria, Egypt, Jordan joined the convoy.

They brought medical aid for Palestinian children, particularly poor children, orphans and the children of prisoners, Atallah told Ma'an.

The activists will stay in Gaza throughout the Eid al-Fitr holiday, which is expected to start Sunday, he added.