Larnaca: An aid ship with 200 tonnes of food supplies set sail for Gaza on Tuesday morning from Larnaca port in Cyprus.
The charity vessel, affiliated with Spain's Open Arms, seeks to open a sea route for the Gaza Strip where Palestinians are facing famine.
The World Central Kitchen announce the food stuff include flour, rice and protein.
Cypriot Foreign Minister Constantinos Koumpos told local media that work is underway to prepare a second ship to leave for Gaza.
On Saturday, a US military vessel left for Gaza carrying the necessary equipment to build a pier to unload aid shipments, which may take 60 days.
