First shipment of aid to the US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus
A shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the U
First shipment of aid to the US-built floating pier in Gaza departs from Cyprus
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Your support makes all the difference.A shipment of humanitarian aid has left a port in Cyprus and is on its way to the U.S-built pier in Gaza, the first delivery to the newly built ramp, Cyprus’ foreign minister said Thursday.
The U.S. vessel, loaded with much needed humanitarian assistance, departed from the Larnaca port with the aim of transferring as much aid to Gaza as possible through the maritime corridor, said Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos.
The trip comes some two months after U.S. President Joe Biden gave the order to build the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza coast that will be the launching pad for deliveries.
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