GAZA CITY, Palestine 

Dozens of trucks belonging to the United Nations World Food Program began on Friday unloading the cargo of the first humanitarian aid ship to arrive at the floating dock on the coast of the Gaza Strip.

Eyewitnesses told Anadolu that the unloading of supplies from a humanitarian vessel docked at the floating port near Gaza City's western shores to trucks operated by the World Food Program began.

Earlier on Friday, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement that "trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza" at around 0600GMT.

No US troops went ashore in Gaza, CENTCOM said.

"This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature, and will involve aid commodities donated by a number of countries and humanitarian organizations," it added.

Israel continued its brutal offensive on the Gaza Strip despite a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire in the enclave.

More than 35,300 Palestinians have since been killed, the vast majority of whom have been women and children, and over 79,200 others injured since last October following a Hamas attack.

More than seven months into the Israeli war, vast swathes of Gaza lay in ruins amid a crippling blockade of food, clean water, and medicine.

Israel is accused of “genocide” at the International Court of Justice, which has ordered Tel Aviv to ensure its forces do not commit acts of genocide and take measures to guarantee that humanitarian assistance is provided to civilians in Gaza.

* Writing by Ikram Kouachi