A humanitarian corridor allowing aid to be delivered from Cyprus to Gaza by sea is expected to open this weekend, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday. “We are now very close to the opening of the corridor, hopefully this Saturday, this Sunday,” von der Leyen said at a press conference in Cyprus, accompanied by Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides. The joint operation by the United States and partners in Europe and the Middle East was announced by US President Joe Biden late on Thursday. It will see a temporary harbour built on the coast of the Gaza Strip, allow…