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First ship carrying aid arrives in Gaza
The Open Arms, the ship that set sail on Tuesday from Cyprus to carrying much-needed flour, rice and protein, has arrived off the coast of Gaza.
The vessel made a roughly 200-mile journey across the Mediterranean Sea carrying food collected by World Central Kitchen, a nongovernmental organization that also said it would build a jetty from destroyed rubble to receive the aid in the center of Gaza.
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The push to open a nautical route to Gaza, along with recent air drops in the northern part of the enclave, comes amid growing frustration over the worsening humanitarian crisis and an inability to get enough aid to civilians by road, particularly the Rafah border crossing Gaza shares with Egypt. On the Egyptian side of the border, idling trucks with tons of food and supplies don’t have permission to enter.
Meanwhile, Israel’s war Cabinet will discuss a cease-fire proposal put forward by Hamas, an Israeli official told NBC News today. The militant group has presented the proposal to mediators and the U.S., according to Reuters, which reported that it includes the release of Israeli hostages in exchange for freedom for Palestinian prisoners, 100 of whom are serving life sentences. Follow live updates.
Further down: A Gaza student turns to journaling to process the trauma of the war.
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