Two more children died from malnutrition in the Gaza Strip on the first day of Ramadan. While Muslims around the world began fasting at dawn, as per Islamic precept, in the enclave, gripped by hunger for months, many Palestinians woke up to the bombing. And the prospects do not seem rosy, while the stalemate in the negotiations between Hamas and Israel continues and indications continue to arrive from the Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, regarding the desire not to stop the military operations.
A faint hope for the inhabitants of the Strip has arrived in recent days with the announcement of the creation of a marine humanitarian corridor between Cyprus and Gaza through which daily supplies can arrive in the enclave. But the Open Arms ship with 200 tonnes of aid on board – supplied by US charity World Central Kitchen – which was due to set sail last night has postponed its departure. The spokesman for the Nicosia government, Konstantinos Letymbiotis, spoke of “technical difficulties”, underlining that in any case the ship will not set sail before this evening.