On the 30th, a sea transport ship departed from Cyprus, an island nation in the Mediterranean Sea, to deliver aid supplies to the Gaza Strip, which is suffering from severe food shortages due to intense fighting.
The Israeli military continues to carry out military operations across the Gaza Strip, and Gaza health authorities announced on the 30th that 82 people had died in the past 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 32,705.
As a result of the fighting, food shortages continue to be a serious problem.
Under these circumstances, a sea transport ship operated by an American NGO with support from Cyprus, the United Arab Emirates, and other countries departed from Cyprus on the 30th to deliver food and other relief supplies to the Gaza Strip.
This is the second sea transport of aid supplies to the Gaza Strip by this NGO and others, following the first one in mid-March.The ship carried more than 300 tons of supplies, including food such as rice and pasta, as well as unloading. We will also deliver machines to speed up the process.
Regarding aid to the Gaza Strip, the Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on the 30th that it had delivered food to northern Gaza City in 10 trucks, saying, ``Israel's siege accelerates the risk of famine and poses a grave threat to civilian lives.'' He accused Israel of "bringing..."
Additionally, OCHA (United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) has stated that since March 1, 30% of humanitarian aid operations to the northern Gaza Strip have been rejected by Israeli authorities, and that famine is expected to continue in the northern Gaza Strip this year. They are expressing a sense of crisis as it could happen at any time until May.