A boat participating in the international lifelle for the Gaza Strip entered the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus and filed a request for mocking in the port of Larnaca, citing need for refueling and humanitarian reasons.
As government spokesman Konstantinos Letibiotis announced, the Republic of Cyprus reacted “immediately and responsibly”, applying the projected protocols and procedures set by the law.
The procedure reported that two passengers have chronic health problems, which hastened to beckoned in order to provide the necessary care.
The Cypriot authorities found that one of the vessels involved in the international lifelle that sailed to the Gaza Strip chose to reach the territorial waters of the Republic of Cyprus.
After entering the Cypriot territorial waters and after contacting the competent ones…
– Lytibiotis Konstantinos (@letymbiotis) October 3, 2025
According to Mr. Letibiotis, in Ship were 21 peoplecitizens of various states, including Member States of the European Union and third countries. The competent services carried out identification, documents and security checks, and for preventive reasons was called an ambulance. The Nurses who examined the occupants considered that hospital was not necessary.
At the same time, the Cypriot authorities have argued to meet the basic needs of the passengers and provided a consular affiliation where it was deemed necessary.
The government spokesman emphasized that the Republic of Cyprus acted in the light of “the protection of human life and respect for international humanitarian law”, consistently applying obligations of the arising from the National and European law.
With information from philenews.com
Source :Skai
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