This latest aid shipment was a joint effort with Cyprus, the United Nations, and various international donors DUBAI: A new shipment of aid from the UAE, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development, has set sail for the Gaza Strip. The shipment, which departed from Larnaca in Cyprus, had 1,166 tons of essential food supplies on board, according to state news agency WAM. Traveling via the Port of Ashdod, it entered the Gaza Strip via the Beit Hanoun crossing, facilitated by American Near East Refugee Aid. The voyage was a joint effort between Cyprus, the UN and various international donors including the EU.