The ship – “General Frank S. Besson” – has departed from the Langley-Eustis base in the state of Virginia, states the US Central Command (Centcom) on X. It is also carrying humanitarian aid, according to Centcom. The ship leaves less than 36 hours after President Joe Biden announced that the United States would contribute humanitarian aid by sea, the statement said. Will take a long time The work on the coast of the Gaza Strip is expected to take several weeks. According to the Pentagon, construction could take up to 60 days with the help of 1,000 US soldiers. The soldiers are not to go ashore during construction. In the long term, the goal is to deliver 2 million meals to the Gaza Strip per day. But the people of Gaza do not have time to wait for up to 60 days, according to the aid organizations. The WHO stated on Tuesday that malnutrition is hitting Gaza hard, especially in the north. Every sixth child under the age of two in the northern part of the enclave suffers from acute malnutrition, according to the organization. Food on the way from Cyprus European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen was in Cyprus on Friday to open a humanitarian corridor across the Mediterranean to Gaza. According to the plan, the first ship with around 200 tons of food was to leave Cyprus on Sunday, but in the morning hours it was still waiting for the go-ahead, according to the BBC. The Spanish-owned ship from the organization “Open arms” has been docked in Larnaca for several weeks waiting to be able to travel. The Spanish ship “Open arms” has been docked in Cyprus for several weeks, waiting to sail to Gaza. Photo: – / AFP Israel has demanded that the ship undergo a security check in line with Israeli standards before being given permission to leave. It is currently unclear how the ship will manage to get the supplies ashore, since Gaza has no functioning ports and the surrounding waters are too shallow to receive large ships. Open arms founder Oscar Camps tells the news agency AP that a temporary pier has been built in a secret location to be able to secure the delivery. Norway considers airdrop It has proven difficult to transport emergency aid in with trucks. Many of the deliveries are stopped at the border by the Israeli authorities. And Israeli protesters are also doing their part to prevent the cars from passing. Selena Ryan is one of the activists who is stopping emergency aid from coming to Gaza: – What is the plan now? To stop the wagon trains, to prevent the enemy from receiving emergency aid. The solution has therefore been to drop emergency aid from aircraft over the Gaza Strip. This practice is described as humiliating by, among others, the aid organization Care Norge. – We cheer for every single package of emergency aid that enters Gaza, but far too little gets in. In this context, airdrops are a waste of emergency aid, a spectacular humanitarian air show, says Gudrun Bertinussen, foreign manager of CARE Norway in a press release. On Saturday, Development Minister Anne Beathe Tvinnereim (Sp) told news that Norway is considering contributing to more airdrops. – But I want to emphasize that this is not the optimal solution. The solution is for Israel to open the borders and ensure safe and permanent access to Gaza, says Tvinnereim.
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