Israel has agreed “in principle” to allow Cyprus, with the support of Britain, to open up a humanitarian sea corridor into Gaza, Al Jazeera reports, citing Israel’s Hayom newspaper.

The corridor would bring more supplies and equipment into the besieged Palestinian enclave, which has so far relied only on the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, and recently, the Karem Abu Salem crossing by Israel.

Israel’s Foreign Minister Eli Cohen relayed the initial approval for the corridor to his counterparts in Cyprus and the UK on Tuesday, saying it could likely begin operating “upon completion of the required preparations”, according to Hayom.