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The ship, arranged by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity,
is carrying nearly 200 tonnes of aid to be delivered via a jetty
being prepared in Gaza, with a second ship expected to sail
soon.
There are few details on how the aid delivery and distribution
will work once it is ready to unload in Gaza, with U.N. relief
agencies having described huge obstacles to getting relief
supplies to those in need.
If the new sea route is successful, it may help to ease the
hunger crisis affecting Gaza, where much of the population faces
malnourishment and hospitals in the worst-stricken northern
areas have reported children dying of starvation.
However, bringing in aid by sea and through air drops will not
be enough to make up for difficulties getting in supplies by
land, aid agencies have repeatedly said.
The war in Gaza began on Oct. 7 when Hamas fighters rampaged
into Israel killing 1,200 people and seizing 253 hostages
according to Israeli tallies.
Israel's air and ground campaign has since killed more than
31,000 Palestinians according to health authorities in Hamas-run
Gaza, while driving most of the population from their homes and
pushing the enclave towards famine.
(Reporting by Reuters in Gaza and Michele Kambas in Cyprus;
Eriting by Angus McDowall)
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