Aid ship arrives off coast of Gaza Strip (10 images)

By UPI Staff

A charity ship carrying 200 tons of food for the starving people of Gaza arrives off the coast of the Gaza Strip on Friday. The Open Arms vessel is carrying aid from World Central Kitchen via a new sea corridor from Cyprus set up by the international community. A pier is being built to offload the aid onto land. Airdrops also continue to parachute in supplies.

Palestinian men watch as The Open Arms maritime vessel carrying humanitarian aid approaches the coast of Gaza City on March 15, 2024. Photo by Ahmed Abd/UPI

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The ship, operated by the Spanish group Open Arms, is carrying 200 tons of food. Photo by Ahmed Abd/UPI

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The vessel set sail from Larnaca in Cyprus. The American group World Central Kitchen donated the supplies. Photo by Ahmed Abd/UPI

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Stone blocks from the rubble of destroyed buildings in Khan Younis are loaded for the construction of a temporary port to bring the supplies onto land from the sea. Photo by Ahmed Abd/UPI

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