A second shipment of food aid is due to depart Cyprus for Gaza in the coming days, Cypriot authorities say, as the first delivery was being distributed.
“Within the next few days, the second ship is expected to depart for Gaza,” government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis tells reporters in Cyprus.
Its departure had been delayed due to stormy weather.
“The cargo has already been loaded onto the second ship, necessary checks have been carried out,” the spokesman adds.
World Central Kitchen (WCK), the charity behind the operation, said the first shipment included almost 200 tons of food, which was delivered to northern Gaza with a World Food Program (WFP) convoy.
The shipment, which contained pallets of canned goods and bulk product, has begun to be distributed, World Central Kitchen tells AFP.
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