Aid ship Open Arms (Photo: EPA) |
The charity ship Open Arms sailed out of Larnaca port in Cyprus, towing a barge containing flour, rice and protein.
The 200-mile (320 km) voyage across the eastern Mediterranean to Gaza with a heavy tow barge could take up to 2 days, Cypriot officials have said.
The mission, funded mostly by the United Arab Emirates, is organized by U.S. based charity World Central Kitchen (WCK), while Spanish charity Proactiva Open Arms supplied the ship.
WCK says it has a further 500 tons of aid in Cyprus ready for dispatch.