Charities ready to get aid to Gaza by sea from Cyprus
Sunday, 10 March 2024 A ship carrying much-needed food for Gaza is preparing to set sail from Cyprus, marking a new maritime route to deliver aid to the region. The Open Arms, a salvage vessel, will be accompanied by a barge carrying 200 tonnes of food, generously funded by the UAE. The supplies have been provided by World Central Kitchen (WCK), in partnership with Spanish non-governmental organization.
The UK will join the US and other allies to create a maritime corridor to deliver aid directly to Gaza, the Foreign Secretary has said. Lord Cameron said the UK would be working with the US to provide aid by sea. He urged Israel to promise to open its functioning Ashdod Port in the meantime to where...
A ship belonging to the Spanish charity Open Arms is loaded with humanitarian aid in Cyprus's Larnaca port as they prepare to set sail to war-torn Gaza ahead of Ramadan. The boat is "ready" to embark..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says a maritime corridor between Cyprus and Gaza will open "hopefully this Sunday", establishing a route for aid deliveries into the war-torn..
The European Union is backing a long-awaited maritime corridor allowing aid to be shipped from Cyprus to the coast of Gaza, European Commission Ursula von der Leyen confirmed during a visit to the port..
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Sunday, 10 March 2024
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