Three ships left the Cyprus port for Gaza with about 332 tons of food and other relief goods. The ships left Larnaca port on Saturday (March 30). British news agency Reuters reported this news.
The ships are expected to reach besieged Gaza early next week after about 60 hours at sea.
US charity World Central Kitchen (WCK) said the ships contained rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and protein foods, enough to prepare at least one million meals. Besides, there are enough dates to break the fast in the holy month of Ramadan.
The aid ships arrived for the second time this month after a nearly 17-year naval blockade was eased under Western pressure to get aid to the Gaza Strip. In early March, the Spanish ship Open Arms arrived on the coast of Gaza for the first time with about 200 tons of relief.
The UAE has funded relief efforts for Gazans. And it has been helped by the Spanish charity Open Arms.
While the relief aid by sea is welcomed, aid agencies have commented that it is insufficient. They called on Israel to allow more aid to arrive by land.
Residents of northern Gaza could face famine by July, the UN has warned. About 300,000 people are trapped there due to the war.
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