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Aid ship to leave Cyprus for Gaza within 24 hours, Christodoulides says
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https://www.politico.eu/article/cyprus-gaza-sea-corridor-not-imminent-but-promising/
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A ship carrying aid for Gaza will leave Cyprus in the next 24 hours on a trial run along a new humanitarian sea corridor, Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides said late Saturday.
The Open Arms vessel “stands prepared to embark at a moment’s notice, laden with tons of food, water, and vital supplies for Palestinian civilians,” the charity said on X.
The hope is that the supplies can help alleviate the dire humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations says the population is suffering from “catastrophic hunger” after more than five months of conflict.
“This idea of the sea corridor has been brewing for months,” said Harry Tzimitras, director of the Peace Research Institute Oslo Cyprus Center.
Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder said on Friday that constructing temporary pier may require up to 60 days and the contribution of more than 1,000 American troops.
“Biden’s statement provides some cause for optimism that once the dust settles, the war ends, and domestic political transitions take place in both Israel and the Palestinian Authority, concepts of peace, regional cooperation, intra-regional connectivity, and mutual economic benefit may once again take center stage,” Goren said.
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