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Jalal Uddin, electrical and technology officer aboard a Panamanian-flagged ship watches as containers filled with humanitarian aid for the people of Gaza are being loaded aboard the vessel at Cyprus' main port in Limassol, on Monday, Aug. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias)

LIMASSOL – After setting off from Cyprus , a ship loaded with 1,200 tons of food supplies for the Gaza Strip was approaching the Israeli port of Ashdod on Tuesday in a renewed effort to alleviate the worsening crisis as famine threatens the Palestinian territory .

The Panamanian-flagged vessel is loaded with 52 containers carrying food aid such as pasta, rice, baby food and canned goods. Israeli customs officials had screened the aid at the Cypr

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