The Open Arms aid ship is now off the coast of the Gaza Strip, AIS data shows. The vessel is loaded with 200 tonnes of humanitarian supplies. A jetty is being built south of Gaza city to receive the aid, satellite images from Maxar showed. AIS data, transmitted by ships to allow them to be geolocated, also showed a tug boat near the Open Arms, which left the Cypriot port of Larnaca on Tuesday.

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