A UK defence source said a British ship to house hundreds of US troops building a jetty to boost aid deliveries to Gaza has set sail from Cyprus, AFP reports.
Royal Navy support ship Cardigan Bay will assist the international effort to construct the temporary floating pier, which is set to be completed early next month, the Pentagon said.
Cyprus said that a ship loaded with food for Gaza is heading back towards the battered territory.
Cypriot state broadcaster CyBC said the Jennifer left the island on Friday night, loaded with aid from the United Arab Emirates.
By today afternoon, maritime traffic monitoring sites showed the ship was more than halfway to Gaza.