JAKARTA – The United Arab Emirates is preparing to increase aid deliveries to Gaza. The UAE emphasizes that the sea corridors from Cyprus are very important in addition to land and air access.
State Minister Lana Nusseibeh said the sea route that distributed aid that had been previously screened from the island in the Eastern Mediterranean was a vital route for the Gazan people.
The UAE has partnered with Cyprus in supplying large numbers of aid to the Palestinian territories, which have been destroyed by two years of war.
“Maintaining some points of entry into Gaza remains very important,” Nusseibeh said after an inspection of aid collected at the Limassol port in Cyprus was reported by Reuters, Friday, November 7.
“As this plan goes, access to Gaza by land, air, and sea will remain crucial,” he said.
A month ago, Israel and the Palestinian militant group, Hamas, agreed on the first phase of a plan proposed by US President Donald Trump.
Hamas halted a devastating two-year war in Gaza sparked by cross-border attacks by Hamas militants on October 7, 2023, and secured an agreement to release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
“Although a ceasefire has been reached, aid reaching Gaza is still too small,” humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday.
About 22.000 tonnes of aid that had previously been filtered had been sent from Cyprus under the so-called Amalthea Initiative launched last year.
Part of the aid reached Gaza directly through a temporary dock built by the US last year, while another shipment was delivered to Ashdod port in Israel.
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