A second cargo of food aid was ready to depart by sea from Cyprus to Gaza on Saturday, the island's president said, after a first aid shipment landed in the besieged Palestinian enclave overnight. Almost 200 tons of food arrived in the enclave late on Friday, the first shipment in a ne...
NICOSIA, March 30 (Xinhua) -- A shipment of about 875 tons of food aid for Gaza residents left port early on Saturday afternoon, semi-state Cyprus News Agency reported. It said that the food, mostly flour, rice and sugar, was loaded aboard three vessels and one platform which were alread...
On Saturday, 20 trucks entered Gaza in the first aid shipment into the territory since Israel imposed a complete siege two weeks ago. Israeli authorities said late Sunday they had allowed a second batch of aid into Gaza at the request of the United States. COGAT...