Middle East crisis live: Aid ship loaded with 200 tons of food sets sail from Cyprus to Gaza; Houthis to escalate attacks during Ramadan
Charity ship sails from Larnaca port towing barge with flour, rice and protein; Houthis respond after US and UK strikes
The European Commission leader, Ursula von der Leyen, has warned that starvation of people in Gaza cannot be allowed to happen, amid reports of children dying of malnutrition and mothers giving birth to underweight babies because of a lack of food.
“The situation on the ground is more dramatic than ever, and it has reached a tipping point. We have all seen the reports of children dying of starvation. This cannot be,” she told the European parliament in an address on Tuesday.