Royal Navy ship to be sent to Gaza as part of £9.7m aid package from Britain ... trends now
View
comments
Britain is to deploy a Royal Navy warship to help get more aid into Gaza, the UK has announced.
Alongside the vessel, which is not being named for security, the Government announced a £9.7million package for aid deliveries, logistical expertise and equipment support for a humanitarian corridor in the eastern Mediterranean between Cyprus and Gaza.
Last week the RAF airdropped more than 10 tons of food into Gaza for the first time amid fears that 1.1million people face 'imminent' famine in a 'catastrophic' humanitarian crisis.
Foreign Secretary Lord David Cameron said the UK and its allies needed to 'explore all options' including sea and air deliveries to 'ease the desperate plight of some of the world's most vulnerable people' in the territory.
News of the UK's support for the international aid effort came as Israel marked six months since the October 7 attacks in which Hamas killed more than 1,100 people and kidnapped about 250.
The Royal Navy will be using one of its ships to deliver aid to Gaza. It's not known which vessel will be used. Pictured is aircraft carrier HMS Prince of Wales with RFA Mounts Bay
The UK has already airdropped 10 tons food supplies into Gaza for the first time as the Defence Secretary urged Israel to allow more aid into the war-torn territory
It is also nearly a week since an Israel Defence Forces air strike killed three British aid workers
