Cyprus and UAE condemn Israeli strike that killed 7 aid workers

Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates have condemned the Israeli airstrike in Gaza that killed seven aid workers.

In a joint statement issued on Tuesday, the UAE and Cyprus "expressed their profound condemnation over Israel's strike on humanitarian aid workers of the World Central Kitchen (WCK), and conveyed their deepest condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims and their countries, and to the management and staff of WCK, as well as their wishes for a speedy recovery for the injured."

The UAE is mostly funding the sea humanitarian corridor to Gaza, while Cyprus is hosting the base of operations for the US charity WCK mission in its port in Larnaca. The project, known as the Amalthea Initiative, aims to provide urgent humanitarian aid and supplies to avert a famine in northern Gaza.

WCK said it was pausing its operations in the area after the...