Cyprus vows more aid ships to Gaza as first vessel of food sets sail: ‘This journey of hope has just begun’
A ship carrying more than 200 tonnes of food for Gaza has set sail from Cyprus – with officials saying it is “step one” in a plan to significantly ramp up aid via a new sea route to help alleviate a “dire and catastrophic situation” for a population on the brink of famine.
Speaking to The Independent from the operational centre at the port of Larnaca, Theodoros Gotsis, from Cyprus’s foreign ministry, said that if the pilot mission worked, they aimed to significantly increase deliveries in the coming weeks.
On Tuesday morning, a boat provided by Spanish charity Open Arms and coordinated by US-based charity (WCK) sailed out, towing a barge containing flour, rice,
