While on her visit to Cyprus, the EU chief said a sea corridor from Cyprus to Gaza will likely open this weekend after a pilot shipment takes place today. “We are here because the Palestinians in Gaza need our help and the humanitarian situation there is very tragic,” said Ursula von der Leyen, adding that the sea passageway could be a “radical change” for aid access.

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