Ships with a second round of aid for Gaza have departed Cyprus as concerns about hunger soar

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Source: ABC News/AP

March 30, 2024, 4:00 AM


JERUSALEM -- A three-ship convoy left a port in Cyprus on Saturday with 400 tons of food and other supplies for Gaza as concerns about hunger in the territory soar.

World Central Kitchen said the vessels and a barge were carrying ready-to-eat items like rice, pasta, flour, legumes, canned vegetables and proteins that were enough to prepare more than 1 million meals. Also on board were dates, which are traditionally eaten to break the daily fast during the holy month of Ramadan.

An Open Arms ship inaugurated the direct sea route to the Palestinian territory earlier this month with 200 tons of food, water and other aid.

The United Nations and partners have warned that famine could occur in devastated, largely isolated northern Gaza as early as this month. Humanitarian officials say deliveries by sea and air are not enough and that Israel must allow far more aid by road. The top U.N. court has ordered Israel to open more land crossings and take other measures to address the humanitarian crisis.

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[Richard D]

1. Israel has already . . .

. . . sent into Gaza 234,000 tons of food since Oct 7 (some sources say up to 500,000 tons!). This is a lot of food, enough for months if not a year of food for all.

Where does it all go? Not to the people. It is stolen by Hamas and kept from the people. Starvation is great optics for propaganda. Hamas wants the people of Gaza to suffer. The more they suffer, the better the propaganda.