GAZA CITY: A US charity said on Saturday (Mar 16) its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to reach the besieged territory.
Aerial view shows a World Central Kitchen barge loaded with food arriving off Gaza, where there is risk of famine after five months of Israel's military campaign, in this handout image released on Mar 15, 2024. GAZA CITY: A US charity said on Saturday its team in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip had finished unloading the first maritime aid shipment to reach the besieged territory.
"That shipment includes pallets of canned goods and bulk product including beans, carrots, canned tuna, chickpeas, canned corn, parboiled rice, flour, oil and salt," World Central Kitchen said.Singapore to deliver third tranche of humanitarian aid for Gaza The Israeli military on Friday confirmed the first vessel, operated by the Spanish charity Open Arms, had arrived and said soldiers had been deployed to secure the area and conduct a security inspection.
Israel's retaliatory military campaign to destroy Hamas has killed at least 31,490 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run territory.
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