US charity delivers 200 tons of food to people in Gaza

A charity based in the United States reported that nearly 200 tons of food aid were delivered to people facing starvation in northern Gaza on Tuesday, one week after it was shipped from the Cypriot port of Larnaca via a sea route.

World Central Kitchen (WCK), in collaboration with the United Arab Emirates and the Spanish charity Open Arms, dispatched the food aid covering a 322 km journey by sea from Larnaca to a temporary jetty near Gaza. The shipment reached Gaza on Friday.

A report supported by the UN on Monday indicated that the northern Gaza Strip is on the brink of famine, described as "imminent", with around 300,000 individuals cut off due to the war.

Throughout the entire Gaza Strip, the tally of individuals confronting "catastrophic hunger" has surged to 1.1 million, constituting half of the population.

A second vessel is now moored at Larnaca with food onboard, waiting to travel pending weather conditions, WCK and Cypriot government officials said.

"WCK is ready to send tonnes of food weekly to Gaza with support from the international community," WCK said in a statement.