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Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar
A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.
Second aid ship heading to Gaza from Cyprus
The second ship transporting humanitarian aid to Gaza as part of the Amalthea project is likely to depart from Larnaca, Cyprus on Saturday, according to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA).
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First aid ship to Gaza leaves Cyprus port in pilot project
A ship transporting almost 200 tons of food to Gaza left a port in Cyprus early on Tuesday in a pilot project to open a new sea route for aid to a population on the brink of famine.
The charity ship Open Arms sailed out of Larnaca port in Cyprus, towing a barge containing flour, rice and protein.
Photos of dead children: "This is the largest cemetery in the world"; EU is to blame
The non-governmental organization "Proactiva Open Arms" announced that it received those shocking photos from eyewitnesses, not wanting to reveal their identity, noting that the photos show people who tried to reach the EU via a deadly route, across the Mediterranean.
Lesvos protesters said to prevent Spanish charity ship from docking
Protesters on the island of Lesvos, in the eastern Aegean, have reportedly prevented the Open Arms - a humanitarian vessel operated by Spanish NGO Proactive - from docking at the northern harbor of Skala Sykamias, reports said.