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A ship taking almost 200 tons of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route for aid to a population on the brink of famine.The charity ship Open Arms was seen sailing out of Larnaca port in Cyprus, towing a barge containing flour, rice and protein.The journey to Gaza takes about 15 hours but a heavy tow barge could make the trip considerably longer, possibly up to 2 days. Cyprus is just over 200 miles (322 km) north-west of Gaza.The mission, mostly funded by the United Arab Emirates, is being organised by U.S. based charity World Central Kitchen (WCK), while Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms is supplying the ship.\u201cOur goal is to establish a maritime highway of boats and barges stocked with millions of meals continuously headed towards Gaza,\u201d said WCK founder Jose Andres and chief executive officer Erin Gore in a statement.<\/p>\n

WCK\u2019s Juan Camilo is in Larnaca, Cyprus where @openarms_fund set sail for Gaza loaded with food for Palestinian families on the brink of famine. We have served more than 35 million meals in Gaza & the maritime corridor will allow us to provide millions more.#ChefsForThePeople pic.twitter.com\/Ck2CiLri0h\u2014 World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) March 12, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

WCK says it has a further 500 tons of aid in Cyprus ready for dispatch.<\/p>\n

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The charities intend to take aid directly to Gaza, which has been sealed off from the outside world since Israel began its offensive in response to an Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.With the lack of port infrastructure, WCK has said it was creating a landing jetty in Gaza with material from destroyed buildings and rubble. It is a separate initiative from that announced by the U.S. last week, which plans to build a temporary pier in the enclave to facilitate aid deliveries by sea.Tuesday\u2019s mission, if successful, would effectively signal the first easing of an Israeli naval blockade imposed on Gaza in 2007 after Hamas took control of the Palestinian enclave.With the humanitarian crisis in Gaza becoming increasingly desperate, international players are scrambling to find alternative routes to supply aid.Cyprus said its maritime corridor offers a fast-track workaround to getting aid delivered where needed. Cargoes are to undergo security inspections in Cyprus by a team including personnel from Israel, eliminating the need for screenings at its final offloading point to remove potential hold-ups in aid deliveries.<\/p>\n

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\nprovided aid has set sail for Gaza on the @openarms_fund boat. We dispatched almost 200 tons of food\u2014rice, flour, legumes, canned veggies & proteins. Alongside the @UAEAid & @CyprusMFA, our Relief Team is working to send as many aid boats as possible.#ChefsForThePeople pic.twitter.com\/oypXF8WbDH\u2014 World Central Kitchen (@WCKitchen) March 12, 2024<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

(Reuters\/Pictures: George Christophorou)Aid ship. food aid, Gaza, maritime corridor<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A ship carrying nearly 200 tons of food aid for Gaza departed from a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday, marking a pilot project to establish a new maritime route for delivering aid to the region’s population facing famine. The vessel, Open Arms, operated by the Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms, was towing a barge filled with flour, rice, and protein. The journey to Gaza, which is over 200 miles (322 km) from Cyprus, typically takes about 15 hours, but the heavy tow could extend the travel time to up to two days. This mission is primarily funded by the United Arab Emirates and organized by the U.S.-based charity World Central Kitchen (WCK), aiming to create a “maritime highway” for continuous food aid to Gaza. WCK has an additional 500 tons of aid in Cyprus ready for dispatch. The initiative seeks to directly deliver aid to Gaza, which has been isolated since a naval blockade was imposed by Israel in 2007 following Hamas’s control of the enclave. WCK is also working on constructing a landing jetty in Gaza using materials from destroyed buildings to facilitate aid delivery. This effort is separate from a U.S. plan announced last week to build a temporary pier in Gaza. 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