Aid ship leaves Cyprus for Gaza, as Palestinians are on the brink of famine
The ship carrying is carrying 200 tonnes of suppliesIt will take up to two days to arrive in Gaza27 Palestinians have died of dehydration and malnutrition in the last two weeksMediators are working to establish a ceasefire
The ship at sea, in a test to launch a sea route from Cyprus to deliver aid to residents of the Gaza Strip who face famine. Photo: World Central Kitchen
A ship carrying 200 tonnes of aid for Gaza has left Cyprus in a pilot project to open a sea corridor to deliver supplies to a population that aid agencies say is on the brink of famine.
While welcoming the project, however, senior UN officials said it could not replace the delivery of humanitarian aid by land from Egypt and Jordan.
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