On the 30th, a ship carrying food and other supplies departed from Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea, in an effort to provide maritime transport assistance to the residents of the Gaza Strip, who are suffering from severe food shortages.
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Sea transportation is the second time this month.
The sea transport is being carried out by the American NGO "World Central Kitchen" with support from Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries, and this is the second time since the one in the middle of this month.
According to the Cypriot government, the ship will carry more than 300 tons of supplies.
An American NGO said on social media, ``Together with our partners, we opened this route to deliver as much food as possible to the Palestinian people who are facing imminent famine.'' It also means that machines will be delivered to speed up the unloading.
Meanwhile, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society announced on social media on the 30th that 10 trucks had delivered food to northern Gaza City, adding, ``Israel's siege accelerates the risk of famine and civilians are "This poses a great threat to life," he said, accusing Israel of continuing its attacks.
Regarding humanitarian aid supplies to the Gaza Strip, OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) announced on the 29th that since the 1st of this month, 30% of humanitarian aid operations to the northern Gaza Strip have been rejected by Israeli authorities.
Furthermore, they expressed a sense of crisis, saying that famine could occur at any time in the northern Gaza Strip through May this year.
Lebanon: Explosion near United Nations monitors
Clashes continue between the Israeli military and Hezbollah, a Shiite Islamic group based in neighboring Lebanon.
On the 30th, the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, which monitors the border area in southern Lebanon bordering Israel, announced that an explosion occurred near the United Nations agency's observers who were on patrol, injuring four people.
The United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon said: "We are investigating where this explosion came from. We call on all parties to end the fighting before more people are hurt."
Reuters, citing security sources, said the explosion was an Israeli attack, but the Israeli military denied any involvement.
After visiting Israel's headquarters in northern Israel on the 29th, Defense Minister Gallant updated his social media account, saying, ``We will pursue Hezbollah wherever it is active, and increase pressure and offensives,'' raising concerns about escalating conflicts. It has been.
“Biden administration approves arms sales to Israel” US media
As the Israeli military continues its military operations across the Gaza Strip, American media reported that the Biden administration had approved the sale of fighter jets and other weapons to Israel. The Palestinian side has objected, saying, ``It is morally inconsistent to hand over weapons while telling people to stop killing civilians.''
The Israeli military continues to carry out military operations across the Gaza Strip, and on the 30th announced on social media that it had killed fighters in airstrikes and attacked military facilities in the central and northern parts of the Gaza Strip.
Meanwhile, health authorities in the Gaza Strip say 82 people have died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 32,705.
Against this backdrop, the leading American newspaper The Washington Post reported on the 29th that the Biden administration has approved new arms sales to Israel this month.
The approval was for billions of dollars, including 25 stealth fighter jets and more than 2,300 bombs, and was not announced this time because it had been approved by Congress in the past and no new notification was required. That's it.
The Palestinians have objected to this, saying, ``It is a moral contradiction to hand over weapons to Prime Minister Netanyahu while telling him to stop killing civilians.''