Gaza, the population, exhausted, “at the mercy of crooks who monopolize food aid” The Open Arms ship, which left Cyprus, should take “several days” before arriving off the enclave, said a spokesperson for the NGO. The boat carries around 200 tonnes of food, rice, flour and canned goods for the population.

Several countries are continuing to airdrop food packages into Gaza. But these operations, with their complex logistics, ‘can’t replace the land route’