(PTI): A group of British lawmakers en-route to the Gaza Strip have gone on a hunger strike after Egypt prevented their aid convoy from entering the besieged sliver.

The Convoy of Hope was expected to cross the Rafah border-crossing on Saturday, but reports say that Egyptian authorities have delayed its entry to the territory.

The 40-truck convoy carrying humanitarian aid, led by at least 150 people including European lawmakers was set to deliver to Gazans medical aids, wheel chairs and programs enabling the visually disabled to use computers.

Cairo however denied them entry, saying that only 20 people, minus aids, are allowed to cross Rafah — Gaza’s only border that bypasses Israel.

The Gaza Strip has been under a tight Israeli blockade since the democratically elected government of Hamas took power at least 23 months ago.

Egypt has kept the Rafah border crossing closed even during the three-week-long Israeli onslaught on the region which killed at least 1,350 Palestinians, and left over 5,000 others in dire need of medical attention.