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Gaza: a boat will deliver food and medicine
A boat will take a sea route to bring products meeting basic needs to Gaza, in the grip of famine.
(franceinfo)
A boat will take a sea route to bring products meeting basic needs to Gaza, in the grip of famine.
The ship from the NGO Open Arms will open the maritime corridor set up by the European Union and the United States. Two hundred tons of aid were loaded onto its trailer. The boat must leave Cyprus to reach Gaza. 370 kilometers, three days of navigation to reach the Palestinian enclave. “What is important is that the road is open and that food and medicine can reach their destination and meet basic needs”estimates one of the members of the association.
60 mobile cooking points
The ship is small because Gaza has no port and the waters are shallow. The big difficulty remains the distribution of aid. The World Central Kitchen association, which provides the meals, has already set up 60 mobile kitchen points in the enclave. She will be responsible for distribution. Aid must reach the population directly. Airdrops and truck deliveries have led to scenes of looting and chaos in an enclave threatened by famine.
