"First Gaza-bound Aid Ship Stalled in Cyprus, Despite Ongoing Efforts"

A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment to build a temporary pier in Gaza is en route to the Mediterranean, as part of a new effort to increase aid deliveries to the besieged enclave by sea. The push for aid comes amid a deadly humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with hopes for a new cease-fire fading and growing alarm over the situation. Meanwhile, a ship carrying 200 tons of food aid from a Spanish aid group is still waiting in Cyprus, as U.S. President Joe Biden criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's approach to the Israel-Hamas war and expresses support for Israel's right to pursue Hamas while urging attention to innocent lives being lost.