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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem and Helena Smith

Gaza food aid ship stuck at Cyprus with ‘technical difficulties’

Aid vessel in Larnaca
A Cyprus government spokesperson said the exact time of departure would not be made public for ‘security reasons’. Photograph: Katia Kristodoulou/EPA

An aid ship carrying 200 tonnes of food to alleviate looming famine in the Gaza Strip remained docked in Cyprus on Sunday night, despite the push for maritime aid in the face of stalling ceasefire talks and the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.

The Cyprus government spokesperson, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, told the island’s official news agency that the exact timing of the vessel’s departure would not be made public for “security reasons”. It was later reported that due to “technical difficulties”, it might not depart until Monday morning.

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