<p>Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An AFP correspondent on the Gaza side of the Erez crossing from Israel said a crowd of around 50 people, many of them relatives of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, threw objects at Ban's car as he drove past them.<br /><br />The demonstrators were protesting what they called Ban's refusal to meet with them to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.<br /><br />Some held signs in English reading "Ban Ki-moon, enough bias for Israel."<br /><br />Ban's convoy, briefly held up by the demonstrators, was able to continue past the protest and onwards to Khan Yunis, where the UN chief is scheduled to visit a school and a Japanese-funding housing project.<br /><br />The top diplomat is visiting Gaza as part of a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories intended to help kickstart stalled negotiations.</p>
<p>Protesters threw shoes, sand and small stones at the convoy of UN chief Ban Ki-moon as he entered the Gaza Strip for a visit on Thursday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An AFP correspondent on the Gaza side of the Erez crossing from Israel said a crowd of around 50 people, many of them relatives of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons, threw objects at Ban's car as he drove past them.<br /><br />The demonstrators were protesting what they called Ban's refusal to meet with them to discuss the situation of Palestinian prisoners in Israeli jails.<br /><br />Some held signs in English reading "Ban Ki-moon, enough bias for Israel."<br /><br />Ban's convoy, briefly held up by the demonstrators, was able to continue past the protest and onwards to Khan Yunis, where the UN chief is scheduled to visit a school and a Japanese-funding housing project.<br /><br />The top diplomat is visiting Gaza as part of a trip to Israel and the Palestinian territories intended to help kickstart stalled negotiations.</p>
