A vessel facilitating food aid bound for Gaza sets sail from a port in Cyprus and embarked on its second voyage to the enclave.
According to Oscar Camps, the founder of a charitable organization that owns the vessel stated that a Spanish-flagged salvage vessel, set sail from the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Saturday, 30th March, 2024.
The operation for the food transportation to Gaza is spearheaded by a non-governmental organization, World Central Kitchen that was launched earlier this month for the aid shipment from Cyprus.
Initially, the ship is a search and rescue vessel used by the NGO Open Arms.
According to Oscar, the Open Arms’ second voyage to Gaza will see “hundreds of tons of food” transported to the strip.
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Earlier this month, World Central Kitchen said almost 200 tons of aid were delivered by ship in an operation conducted with the Emirati government and Open Arms, with support from Cyprus.
According to the non-governmental organization, nearly 400 tons of food aid are expected to arrive in Gaza by ship in the coming days based on the arrangement of the deliveries.
The aid will be provided to people in the northern part of the strip, said Juan Camilo, a community outreach manager with World Central Kitchen.