#usa #uk #cyprus #israel #gaza : #war / #gaza / #usmilitaryaid / #ukmilitarybase / #disinformation

„A helicopter deployed in response to fighting in Gaza crashed during target practice, not aerial refueling, as the military initially said.“

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2024/11/19/blackhawk-helicopter-crash-cyprus-israel-gaza/

UK spy plane spotted departing Akrotiri base https://cyprus-mail.com/2024/11/15/uk-spy-plane-spotted-departing-akrotiri-base/ #cyprus #gaza #press

Ik snap niet dat #Israël en #Cyprus meedoen aan de EuropaCup. Het zijn aziatische landen. Los daarvan vind ik Israël op dit moment een zelfde aggressor als de Russische Federatie. Om die reden mogen dit soort landen op dezelfde manier behandeld worden, dus niet meedoen zolang ze geen vrede nastreven.

Zaken wel of niet antisemitisch bestempelen heeft wat mij betreft geen nut. Arabieren, maar ook Palestijnen zijn net zo goed #Semieten:
https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Semieten

#Cyprus, the closest #EU member state to the #MiddleEast, has offered to establish a humanitarian corridor to collect, inspect and store aid before shipping it to #Gaza, about 230 miles (370km) away.

#Israel grants preliminary approval for maritime aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/dec/28/israel-gaza-war-live-macron-calls-for-lasting-ceasefire-as-israel-intensifies-attacks-on-gaza?page=with:block-658d96678f08eff61a0b199f#block-658d96678f08eff61a0b199f

It is not only #Israelis who in recent weeks have arrived on #Cyprus.

Amid mounting fears of the conflagration spreading, western embassies in #Nicosia, the nation’s war-split capital, have also been on an emergency footing in anticipation of the strategic #Mediterranean island once again becoming an #EvacuationHub and nerve centre for the distribution of #HumanitarianAid. #Israel

‘We feel safe here’: #Cyprus becomes ‘haven’ after #Hamas attack | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/13/cyprus-becomes-safe-haven-after-hamas-attack-israel-middle-east

The #US embassy in #Israel has said it has offered Americans + their immediate relatives evacuation by sea.

Those eligible will leave from the port city of #Haifa for #Cyprus on Monday.
'Entry requirements can be found here: https://mfa.gov.cy/visa-information.html
Those wanting to board will be asked to sign a n agreement to repay the US govt

Meanwhile the UK Foreign Office is telling British nationals in #Gaza to prepare in case the #Rafah border crossing into #Egypt is opened:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-67114394