Hello. Straight to cyprus with these live pictures of the first ship that would use this new maritime aid corridor being loaded with essential humanitarian supplies to be taken from cyprus to gaza. This is expected to open the the first time in the next few hours, European Commission president Ursula Von Der Leyen said yesterday that they expected everything to be ready. It would take several days for the ship to actually make the journey to gaza. It was announced yesterday, and as you can see, they are continuing to loaded ready for departure. The aid is urgently needed the Hamas Run Health Ministry in gaza said 23 people have died from Malnutition Injust ten days. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. The sea corridor i was mentioning earlier is a joint venture, the us, the uk, United Arab Emirates as well, who have been responsible for some of the airdrop aid happening so far, and of course cyprus have been playing t
In nigeria to find nearly 300 School Children abducted by gunmen. You are with bbc news. Im anna foster. There is a development in the aid effort towards gaza. A ship has been loaded in cyprus and we can show you pictures of that happening which is going to mark the start of a new maritime aid corridor. It was announced yesterday by Ursula Von Der Leyen and is expected to become operational in the next few hours. It would be a new way to get large amounts of aid into gaza and is considered absolutely crucial to change the situation for people in the gaza strip, many of whom the un has warned are facing famine, and they say a quarter of the population at the moment in gaza, especially women and children, are finding themselves at risk of famine, starvation, and the Hamas Run Health Ministry says 23 people have died from malnutrition in the last few days. They are hoping this shipment can change the dial in terms of the situation in gaza. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where
We start with the latest on the israel gaza war. A vessel carrying humanitarian aid is expected to set sail from cyprus to gaza in the coming hours. Its the first delivery of supplies to use the maritime aid corridor, announced on friday. The un says a quarter of gazas population is on the brink of famine, and children are starving to death. This is the scene live in larnaca in cyprus where, as you can see, the 200 tonnes of food and medical supplies are being loaded onto a barge. It will be towed by a spanish ship to gaza. The sea corridor is a joint operation between the eu, us, uk and United Arab Emirates aiming to take supplies from cyprus to the gazan coast. This video shot today along the Israeli Border into gaza shows more aid being dropped. The parachutes carrying the boxes of supplies to the people of gaza. The us has confirmed that its troops conducted an Airdrop Into Northern Gaza today. Our correspondent wyre davies reports from jerusalem. In the cypriot port of larnaca the