The first aid packages to be sent to Gaza via the humanitarian corridor between Cyprus and the strip is set to arrive in Cyprus “within days”, deputy government spokesman Yiannis Antoniou said on Tuesday.
Antoniou was speaking to the Cyprus News Agency (CNA), and said the port of Larnaca will be used to send aid on to Gaza, due to its proximity to the airport, with most countries set to use Cyprus’ humanitarian corridor set to send aid to the island using aircraft.
He added that during Monday’s meeting between the pair, the Emir of Qatar Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani told President Nikos Christodoulides that his country would be wiling to assist in sending medical and nursing personnel to Gaza via Cyprus.
According to the current plans, those staff will be based at a floating hospital from France off the coast of Gaza.
Additionally, Al Thani reportedly told Christodoulides that Qatari personnel could also be deployed to Larnaca to work in the reception and sorting of humanitarian goods arriving on the island, as well as beefing up Larnaca’s port infrastructure.
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