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submitted 9 months ago by girlfreddy@lemmy.ca to c/world@lemmy.world

Israel is prepared to let ships deliver aid to the war-ravaged Gaza Strip "immediately" as part of a proposed sea corridor from Cyprus, the Israeli foreign minister said on Sunday, naming four European countries as potential participants.

Under the arrangement first suggested by Nicosia in November, cargo would undergo security inspection in the Cypriot port of Larnaca before being ferried to the Gaza coast, 370 km (230 miles) away, rather than through neighbouring Egypt or Israel.

If the plan goes ahead, it would mark the first easing of an Israeli naval blockade imposed on Gaza in 2007 after militant Hamas Islamists seized control of the Palestinian enclave.

Israel has described the corridor as a means of ending its civilian ties to Gaza, where it has been waging an 12-week-old offensive in retaliation for a cross-border killing and kidnapping spree by Hamas gunmen.

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[-] lnxtx@feddit.nl 16 points 9 months ago

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[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 7 points 9 months ago

I wonder if it has anything to do with wanting to stop their own ships from being attacked in the Red Sea.

If you don't know if the ship is going for Israel or the Gaza strip then the Houthi might not attack the ships.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 4 points 9 months ago

Not likely since Cyprus is in the Mediterranean.

[-] Mycatiskai@lemmy.ca 5 points 9 months ago

They still might come through the Red Sea before going to Cyprus.

Israel's trade is being impacted by the boats being rerouted around Africa rather than through the Red Sea, they want things back to normal.

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