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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Harriet Sherwood, Helena Smith and agencies

Ship carrying aid nears Gaza as Cyprus puts second vessel on standby

Open Arms ship towing a barge
The ship Open Arms towing a barge carrying 200 tonnes of water, food and medicines. Photograph: Petros Karadjias/AP

A ship carrying aid is nearing Gaza about 48 hours after it left Cyprus, with further aid preparations being made aboard a second “much bigger” vessel. It came as the EU foreign policy chief said starvation was being used as a weapon of war.

After the 240-mile voyage, the ship will dock at a jetty being built by the World Central Kitchen (WCK), the organisation that will distribute the aid.

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