A charity ship laden with 200 tons of food, equipment and relief supplies for the people of northern Gaza reached the coast of the Palestinian territory on Friday. It was the first time a humanitarian ship had carried out such a mission since the start of the Israeli offensive over five months ago. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said its naval and ground units were deployed to secure the aid mission, which was coordinated by the United Arab Emirates. With the operation, the Open Arms ship, operated by a Spanish aid group, also inaugurated a new so-called maritime corridor for supplies to the …