First ship with aid for the Gaza Strip leaves Cyprus. 200 tons of food, drinking water and medicine are on the “Open Arms” The dangerous crossing will take about two days.
Delivering the goods is considered a major challenge because there is only a small fishing port that is not deep enough for cargo ships. The Gaza war was triggered by a massacre carried out by terrorists from the Islamist Hamas and other extremist groups in southern Israel. On the Palestinian side, more than 31,000 people have been killed since the war began.