US ship leaves Cyprus laden with aid for Gaza

The US-flagged MV Sagamore left the port of Larnaca after being loaded with aid from Britain, Cyprus and the United States, Cyprus government spokesperson Yiannis Antoniou told the official CNA news agency. US military engineers have been assembling a temporary pier for installation on the Gaza coast to unload maritime aid deliveries. The operation has been delayed by heavy seas off the Gaza coast which forced the sappers to assemble the jetty in the Israeli port of Ashdod before towing it to the Gaza landing site.