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US working to get maritime corridor into Gaza up and running, says Blinken

The proposed corridor aims to facilitate the distribution of up to 2 million meals in Gaza, where the prolonged conflict between Israel and Hamas has pushed much of the population to the brink of famine.

Reuters WORLD
Published March 13,2024
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday he held a video conference with officials from Cyprus, Britain, the UAE, Qatar, the European Union and the United Nations to discuss getting a new maritime corridor for getting humanitarian aid into Gaza up and running.

Blinken said the corridor, once established, would enable distribution of up to 2 million meals in Gaza, where aid agencies say the five-month long war between Israel and Hamas has driven much of the population to the brink of famine.