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Ships 'turning back' with 240 tons of undelivered aid to Gaza
2 April 2024 13:59 BST
Ships are turning back from Gaza with around 240 tons of undelivered aid following the Israeli air strike which killed seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) aid workers, according to a Cypriot official cited by PA news agency.
Foreign Ministry spokesman Theodoros Gotsis said that around 100 tons of aid had been unloaded before WCK suspended its operations in Gaza.
Cyprus has played a key role in establishing a new maritime corridor to deliver aid to Gaza.
The Cypriot president said earlier today that aid shipments would continue despite yesterday's Israeli air strike.