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Newshour: 08/03/2024 14:06 GMT: Hopes for Gaza sea aid corridor

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Hopes for Gaza sea aid corridor

08/03/2024 14:06 GMT

08/03/2024 14:06 GMT: Hopes for Gaza sea aid corridor

BBC World Service - Newshour, Hopes for Gaza sea aid corridor

The head of the European Commission has said a new maritime corridor for delivering humanitarian aid from Cyprus to Gaza will begin operating very soon. On a visit to Cyprus, Ursula von der Leyen said she hoped the initiative would start by Sunday. A pilot project will begin today. The project is also being backed by the United States, United Arab Emirates and United Kingdom.

Also on the programme: We hear from the new US Special Envoy for Sudan; and the death of "Dragon Ball" creator, Akira Toriyama.

(Picture: The UN says a quarter of Gaza's population is on the brink of famine and children are starving to death. Credit: Getty Images)

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