“We are very close to the opening of the corridor, hopefully this Saturday, this Sunday, and I am very happy to see that today a first pilot operation will be launched,” the community leader said in a statement to the press in Larnaca (Cyprus ).).
The President of the European Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen, announced on Friday that the maritime corridor with international aid for the Gaza Strip this will start working Saturday or Sundayalthough a first trial trip will take place from Cyprus today.
“We are very close to opening the corridor, hopefully this Saturday, this Sunday, and I am very happy to see that Today will be launched a first operation pilot,” the community leader said in a statement to the press in Larnaca (Cyprus) together with Cypriot President Nikos Jristodoulidis.
Von der Leyen underlined the determination and efforts of the European Union (EU) and other countries, such as the United Arab Emirates and the United States, to provide humanitarian assistance to the people of Gaza after five months of war.
The President of the Commission, together with Jristodoulidis, visited the ZENON multifunctional coordination center in the port city of Larnaca, the starting point of the maritime corridor with support for the Strip.
“Today we are facing a humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza,” said Von der Leyen, explaining that the EU is allocating 250 million euros in aid to the Palestinian people.
Source: EITB
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