LIMASSOL, Nov 7 — The United Arab Emirates is preparing to increase aid deliveries into Gaza, an envoy said today, saying a sea corridor from Cyprus is essential alongside land and air access.
State Minister Lana Nusseibeh said a maritime route channelling pre-screened aid from the East Mediterranean island is a vital lifeline to the people of Gaza. The UAE has partnered with Cyprus in supplying large quantities of aid to the Palestinian enclave, devastated by a two-year Zionist assault.
“Maintaining multiple entry points into Gaza remains incredibly important,” Nusseibeh said after an inspection of aid accumulating at the port of Limassol in Cyprus.
“As this plan moves forward, access to Gaza by land, air and sea is going to remain critical,” she told reporters.
Israel and Hamas agreed a month ago to the first phase of a plan presented by United States President Donald Trump. It paused a devastating two-year assault on Palestine’s Gaza by Israel, and secured a deal to release Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners.
Despite the ceasefire, far too little aid is reaching Gaza, humanitarian agencies said on Tuesday.
Some 22,000 tonnes of pre-screened aid has been dispatched from Cyprus under the Amalthea Initiative launched last year. Some of it reached Gaza directly via a short-lived temporary pier set up by the US last year, while other shipments have been rerouted to the port of Ashdod in Israel.
