(Ynet News) Itamar Eichner - Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's military secretary, Maj.-Gen. Avi Gil, returned from a secret trip to the United Arab Emirates on Wednesday to ensure humanitarian aid reaches Gaza via alternative routes. The trip sought to set up a maritime aid corridor from Cyprus to Gaza. The UAE will buy the aid for shipment to Gaza via Cyprus, where it will undergo security checks. In recent days, almost daily aerial aid drops have been conducted by Egypt, Jordan and the U.S. However, some complain that part of the aid ends up in the ocean or falls in populated neighborhoods, leading to chaotic scrambles for the supplies.
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