First Gaza Marathon

Palestinian runner, Nader Al-Masri, who represented Palestine at the Beijing Olympics, won Gaza Strip’s first marathon on Tuesday.

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman, Chris Gunness, said the marathon raised more than 1 million US dollars for summer camps in the territory.

Speakers:

Nader Al-Masri - Olympic runner
Gemma Connell - Australian UNRWA Israel based staffer
Chris Gunness - UNRWA spokesman