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Second ship with aid bound for Gaza leaves Cyprus port
Second ship with aid bound for Gaza leaves Cyprus port / Photo: © AFP

Second ship with aid bound for Gaza leaves Cyprus port

POLITICS 30.03.2024

A second vessel carrying aid to war-torn Gaza set sail from Cyprus on Saturday, an AFP correspondent said, more than two weeks after the last shipment arrived by sea.

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Almost 400 tons of aid is being carried to Gaza on a flotilla organised by two charities -- the US-based World Central Kitchen and the Spanish Open Arms.

The barge and two salvage vessels left the port of Larnaca following diplomacy by Cyprus to try to open a maritime corridor to the territory, under siege by Israeli forces since last October.

The flotilla will take around 65 hours to reach Gaza, according to the state-funded Cyprus News Agency.

World Central Kitchen said the shipment contains items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins.

The United Arab Emirates provided a special cargo of dates, which are traditionally eaten to break the daily fast during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, the charity said.

A makeshift dock has been constructed for unloading humanitarian aid in Gaza.

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