Ship that will build temporary port in Gaza departs its US base
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Ship that will build temporary port in Gaza departs its US base

Al Jazeera  

A United States military ship carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza to deliver humanitarian supplies – and get around Israeli obstruction of aid operations as it continues pounding the Gaza Strip – has departed the US. The General Frank S. Besson left its base in the US on Sunday, a little more than a day after US President Joe Biden’s announcement, “carrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies”, the military’s Central Command said. On March 9, 2024, U.S. Army Vessel General Frank S. Besson from the 7th Transportation Brigade, 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps, departed Joint Base Langley-Eustis en route to the Eastern Mediterranean less than 36 hours… pic.twitter.com/X70uttuY9J — U.S. Central Command March 10, 2024 Biden said in his State of the Union speech on Thursday that he was directing the military to set up a pier off Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to receive ships carrying food, water, medicine and temporary shelters as Gaza has no functioning port infrastructure. Land crossings remain the best option Separately, a ship carrying 200 tonnes of humanitarian aid for Gaza was preparing to leave Cyprus along a maritime corridor the European Union hopes will open by Sunday.

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The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt
5 days, 12 hours ago

The Cyprus-Gaza maritime aid corridor was a harmful publicity stunt

Al Jazeera  

The aid initiative did not help Palestinians and actively undermined the very concept of humanitarianism. Since Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israel and the beginning of the latest Israeli military offensive on Gaza, the calls for unhindered delivery of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians in the besieged strip have remained tragically unanswered. This was neither the first nor …

Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months
3 weeks, 6 days ago

Jordan airdrops aid to northern Gaza for the first time in five months

Firstpost  

Jordan has been air-dropping aid and sending convoys westward overland to the Palestinians in Gaza throughout the war that erupted in October 2023 between Israel and Hamas, the Islamist group that has been ruling the enclave. Jordanian military planes dropped aid into northern Gaza on Tuesday for the first time in five months to address the worsening humanitarian crisis, according …

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?
1 month, 1 week ago

Why is only limited aid getting to Palestinians inside Gaza?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — The United States said Tuesday it would not punish Israel over the dire humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. As the deadline expired, leading international aid groups said the U.S. had fallen far short, with the humanitarian situation in Gaza the worst it has been since the war erupted. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian …

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza
1 month, 1 week ago

US says it will not limit Israel arms transfers after some improvements in flow of aid to Gaza

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration said Tuesday that Israel has made some good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza and will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. “We want to see the totality of the humanitarian situation improve, and we …

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid
1 month, 1 week ago

US won't limit weapon sales after aid groups say Israel missed deadline to boost Gaza humanitarian aid

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: The Biden administration says Israel has made good but limited progress in increasing the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and it will not limit arms transfers to Israel as it had threatened to a month ago if the situation had not improved. However, international aid organisations say Israel has failed to meet US demands to allow greater humanitarian …

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel
1 month, 1 week ago

Aid to Gaza falls to lowest level in 11 months as US ultimatum nears expiry, raising tensions with Israel

Firstpost  

Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies to Gaza were not increased, the aid reaching the war-torn enclave has fallen to its lowest level in 11 months since December, according to a report, citing official Israeli figures Nearly a month after US issued an ultimatum to Israel threatening sanctions if humanitarian supplies …

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Israel has made progress in getting aid into Gaza, but more needs to be done, says US

Firstpost  

While Israel has made progress on ramping up the supply of humanitarian assistance to the Gaza Strip, much more remains to be done, said US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin Israel has made some progress in getting more humanitarian assistance into Gaza Strip, but much more needs to be done, said US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin. The comment comes …

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support
2 months, 1 week ago

U.S. demands Israel allow humanitarian aid into Gaza or risk losing military support

LA Times  

Palestinians look at the damage after an Israeli strike hit tents in a hospital courtyard in Deir al Balah, Gaza Strip, on Monday. In a rare, direct threat, the Biden administration has told Israel it must allow humanitarian aid into the besieged Gaza Strip or risk losing U.S. military armament, U.S. officials said Tuesday. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid to the …

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say
2 months, 1 week ago

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say

NPR  

Israel threatens to starve out northern Gaza, U.N. aid agencies say toggle caption Mahmoud Issa/IMAGO via Reuters TEL AVIV, Israel — Israel has blocked nearly all food aid from entering northern Gaza for the past two weeks, leaving some 400,000 Palestinians there with no good option, United Nations aid agencies say: Stay and starve, or follow orders to flee to …

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Biden pushed Gaza pier over warnings it would undercut other aid routes, watchdog says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden ordered the construction of a temporary pier to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza this year even as some at the U.S. Agency for International Development expressed concerns that the effort would be difficult to accomplish and undercut the effort to persuade Israel to open “more efficient” land crossings to get food into the territory, according …

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
5 months ago

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

The Independent  

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US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems
5 months ago

US military pier for carrying aid to Gaza will be dismantled after weather and security problems

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military-built pier to carry humanitarian aid to Gaza will be dismantled and brought home, ending a mission that has been fraught with repeated weather and security problems that limited how much food and other supplies could get to starving Palestinians. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander at U.S. Central Command, told reporters in a Pentagon briefing …

US to permanently close off Gaza aid pier calling for additional flow of supplies to come via land
5 months, 1 week ago

US to permanently close off Gaza aid pier calling for additional flow of supplies to come via land

ABC  

The US says its humanitarian pier off the coast of Gaza, which has been hampered by bad weather and aid distribution problems, will shut down soon. "The pier has always been intended as a temporary solution to enable the additional flow of aid into Gaza during a period of dire humanitarian need … the pier will soon cease operations," Mr …

The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon
5 months, 1 week ago

The US says the end of its pier for Gaza aid is coming soon

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Thursday. “I do anticipate that in relatively short order we will wind down pier operations,” White House national security adviser Jake Sullivan told reporters on …

Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Is the American-built pier in Gaza useful or a fiasco?

Hindustan Times  

FOR six kilometres the road is a dusty moonscape without a hint of civilian life. An American boat carrying American soldiers and journalist sails near the Trident Pier, a temporary pier to deliver aid, off the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, near the Gaza coast, June 25, 2024. “We’re trying to create different places of …

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there
5 months, 3 weeks ago

The UN starts to move tons of aid from US-built pier after security fears suspended work there

The Independent  

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This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not
5 months, 3 weeks ago

This is how the US-built pier to bring aid to Gaza worked — or not

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military’s pier to get humanitarian aid into Gaza has come to an end after a series of problems. APRIL 19: U.S. officials confirm that the U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid brought to Gaza via the maritime route once construction is done. then closes MAY 9: The U.S. vessel Sagamore is the …

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
5 months, 3 weeks ago

US removes Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza has been removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless the aid begins flowing out into the population again, U.S. officials said Friday. U.N. World Food Program spokesman Steve Taravella said Friday that the U.N. participation in the …

Gunfire, lawlessness, gang-like looters preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says
5 months, 4 weeks ago

Gunfire, lawlessness, gang-like looters preventing aid distribution in Gaza, an official says

LA Times  

A truck carrying Gaza aid prepares to enter a U.S ship at the port of Larnaca, Cyprus, on Wednesday. The sense of desperation gripping ordinary Palestinians is only compounded by the combination of Gaza being an active combat zone and a prevailing “general sense of lawlessness,” Stropes told the Associated Press. Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi warned on Wednesday during …

US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery
5 months, 4 weeks ago

US military shows reporters pier project in Gaza as it takes another stab at aid delivery

Associated Press  

With U.S. soldiers within shouting distance of Gaza’s bombed-out coast, the American military is taking another stab at delivering aid to hungry Palestinians by sea. Col. Samuel Miller, the commander of a joint task force, U.S. Army 7th Transportation Brigade, said the vessels can ferry aid to the pier at least five times a day. A U.S. Army soldier gestures …

The Latest | US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says
6 months ago

The Latest | US-built pier in Gaza unloads aid again after weather setback, official says

Associated Press  

The U.S.-built pier in Gaza was unloading humanitarian aid again Thursday after being removed for a second time last week because of rough seas, the U.S. military said. Follow AP’s coverage of the war in Gaza at https://apnews.com/hub/israel-hamas-war Here’s the latest: Israel’s pledge to guard an aid route into Gaza falls flat as lawlessness blocks distribution JERUSALEM — A breakdown …

The Latest | US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say
6 months, 1 week ago

The Latest | US is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say

Associated Press  

The U.S.-built aid pier will be detached from Gaza’s coast for a second time due to rough seas, two U.S. officials said Friday, raising further questions about the viability of the sea route. U.S. President Joe Biden said Thursday he doesn’t expect to seal a Gaza cease-fire deal in the near future, as an American-backed proposal with global support has …

US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid
6 months, 1 week ago

US-built pier in Gaza is facing its latest challenge — whether the UN will keep delivering the aid

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-built pier to bring food to Gaza is facing one of its most serious challenges yet — its humanitarian partner is deciding if it can safely and ethically keep delivering supplies arriving by the U.S. sea route to starving Palestinians. For the U.N. and independent humanitarian groups, the event made real one of their main doubts about …

US will store aid on secure beach in Gaza as UN pauses distribution from pier
6 months, 1 week ago

US will store aid on secure beach in Gaza as UN pauses distribution from pier

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military said Monday that it plans to stockpile aid shipments on a secure beach in Gaza during a U.N. pause on distributing food from the American-built pier after one of the deadliest days of the Israel-Hamas war. The U.N. World Food Program, which works with U.S. officials to transfer desperately needed aid from the month-old pier …

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says

The Hindu  

The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on June 8 since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems. About 1.1 million pounds of humanitarian aid was delivered to Gaza through the pier on Saturday, U.S. Central Command …

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid is delivered to Gaza from newly repaired US-built pier, US military says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems. About 1.1 million pounds of humanitarian aid was delivered to Gaza through the pier on Saturday, U.S. Central …

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says
6 months, 2 weeks ago

US-built pier in Gaza is reconnected after repairs, and aid will flow soon, US Central Command says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after a section broke apart in storms and rough seas, and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday. “Earlier this morning in Gaza, U.S. forces successfully attached …

The U.S.-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The U.S.-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next

LA Times  

Overhead views of the newly completed pier off the Gaza Strip on May 18, top, and the remaining section of the temporary pier on Wednesday. A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. The aid brought through the pier was enough to feed …

The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. A string of security, logistical and weather problems have battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier. But even in those first few moments, he …

Aid deliveries to Gaza suspended after $320 million US-built pier breaks apart due to bad weather
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Aid deliveries to Gaza suspended after $320 million US-built pier breaks apart due to bad weather

India TV News  

Gaza: In a major blow to humanitarian aid delivery operations in the war-hit Gaza Strip, the US military was forced to suspend deliveries by sea after bad weather damaged the temporary Washington-built floating pier set up on the enclave's coast, according to local media reports. Thus, upon completion of the pier, repair and reassembly, the intention is to re-anchor the …

U.S. aid to Gaza stalls as military pier temporarily removed from coast for repairs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

U.S. aid to Gaza stalls as military pier temporarily removed from coast for repairs

The Hindu  

A U.S. military-built pier off Gaza's coast is being temporarily removed after a part of the structure broke off, the Pentagon said on Tuesday, in the latest blow to efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians. The pier was announced by U.S. President Joe Biden in March and involved the military assembling the floating structure off the coast. Pentagon spokesperson …

US-built Gaza aid pier to be removed from coast and repaired after damage
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US-built Gaza aid pier to be removed from coast and repaired after damage

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.S.-built temporary pier that has been taking humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians for less than two weeks will be removed from the coast of Gaza to be repaired after getting damaged in rough seas and weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday. Over the next two days, the pier will be pulled from the beach and sent to the …

US Gaza pier is broken, will take over a week to repair
6 months, 3 weeks ago

US Gaza pier is broken, will take over a week to repair

Al Jazeera  

Humanitarian groups say US-built pier having ‘little impact’ and warn ability to deliver aid to Gaza nearing collapse. Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh said on Tuesday afternoon that deliveries of humanitarian aid to the coastal Palestinian enclave by sea would be suspended as repairs are carried out to the so-called “Trident” pier. “Thus, upon completion of the pier repair and reassembly, …

Vessels supporting US-built Gaza aid pier wash away in heavy seas
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Vessels supporting US-built Gaza aid pier wash away in heavy seas

Al Jazeera  

CENTCOM said that four vessels had broken free from their moorings, but that pier was still functional. Waves have swept away vessels supporting the United States-built pier installed to transfer aid to Gaza, the US Central Command has said. In a statement on Saturday, CENTCOM noted that during the transportation of humanitarian aid, the US floating dock was disconnected from …

More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch
7 months ago

More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A six-day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging, U.S. officials said Thursday. The U.S. military worked with the U.N. and Israeli officials to select safer alternate routes for trucks coming from the pier, U.S. Vice Admiral Brad Cooper told reporters Thursday. The Biden administration last …

First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says
7 months ago

First aid from US pier in Gaza has reached starving Palestinians, the UN says

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program said Wednesday that it has handed out in Gaza in recent days a “limited number” of high-energy biscuits that arrived from a U.S.-built pier, the first aid from the new humanitarian sea route to get into the hands of Palestinians in grave need. The U.S. Agency for International Development told The Associated Press …

Where is Gaza aid stuck? US facing logistical and security hurdles in delivering help even as 2.2m face starvation
7 months ago

Where is Gaza aid stuck? US facing logistical and security hurdles in delivering help even as 2.2m face starvation

Hindustan Times  

The United States' efforts to deliver humanitarian aid worth 500 tons daily to war struck Gaza has been significantly hindered. Sonali Korde from the US Agency for International Development highlighted the worsening conditions, told CNN, "Across Gaza, 2.2 million people, the entire population, is facing acute food insecurity." Over the past week, the US has managed to transport 569 tons …

UN food agency warns that the new US sea route for Gaza aid may fail unless conditions improve
7 months ago

UN food agency warns that the new US sea route for Gaza aid may fail unless conditions improve

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The U.N. World Food Program said Tuesday the new U.S. $320 million pier project for delivering aid to Gaza may fail unless Israel starts ensuring the conditions the humanitarian groups need to operate safely. The Pentagon press secretary, Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder, said that as of Tuesday 569 metric tons of aid has been delivered to the secured …

US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip
7 months ago

US military says first aid shipment has been driven across a newly built US pier into the Gaza Strip

The Hindu  

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time on Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. But the U.S. and aid groups warn that the floating pier project is not a substitute …

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in
7 months, 1 week ago

Trucks are rolling across a new US pier into Gaza. But challenges remain to getting enough aid in

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. Troops finished installing the floating pier on Thursday, and the U.S. military’s Central Command said …

Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel pounds Gaza as UN urges opening of land crossings for aid deliveries

Al Jazeera  

Israeli army launches attacks across Gaza, including in Jabalia camp in the north, as humanitarian crisis deepens. Reporting from Deir el-Balah in central Gaza, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said the Palestinian Civil Defence said at least 93 bodies were recovered within 24 hours from the “streets and the alleyways” of Jabalia. Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, and the Palestinian …

Trucks are rolling across a new U.S. pier into Gaza. But aid challenges remain
7 months, 1 week ago

Trucks are rolling across a new U.S. pier into Gaza. But aid challenges remain

LA Times  

Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. pier and into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hindered the delivery of food and other supplies. Kirby said the U.S. had indications that “some of that aid was already moving into Gaza.” But …

What is Trident, the US floating pier off Gaza? Will it work?
7 months, 1 week ago

What is Trident, the US floating pier off Gaza? Will it work?

Al Jazeera  

A floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza has been criticised as a distraction from Israel blocking land crossings. A $320m floating pier built for delivering aid has been attached to Gaza’s shore and began being used to deliver aid on Friday, United States Central Command says. “We’ve got this quite complex structure of what needs to happen – and …

Gaza floating pier: US military starts delivering aid through temporary pier
7 months, 1 week ago

Gaza floating pier: US military starts delivering aid through temporary pier

CNN  

CNN — Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through the floating pier built by the US military, according to the US Central Command. Over 300 pallets of humanitarian aid were delivered to Gaza through a new floating pier installed by the US military, according to a statement from Israel Defense Forces on Saturday. On …

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza
7 months, 1 week ago

What to know about how much the aid from a US pier project will help Gaza

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — A U.S.-built pier is in place to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, but no one will know if the new route will work until a steady stream of deliveries begins reaching starving Palestinians. Samantha Power, head of the U.S. Agency for International Development, and other aid officials have consistently said Gaza needs deliveries of more than …

U.S. military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on
7 months, 1 week ago

U.S. military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

The Hindu  

The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier for the Gaza Strip on May 16, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged over seven months of intense fighting in the Israel-Hamas war. "We are confident in the ability of this security arrangement to protect those involved.” U.S. troops anchored the pier at 7:40 …

Israel-Hamas war: US military finishes construction of floating pier for Gaza Strip
7 months, 1 week ago

Israel-Hamas war: US military finishes construction of floating pier for Gaza Strip

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately. The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier off the Gaza Strip early Thursday, and officials were making final checks before trucks begin driving …

U.S. military says Gaza floating pier is complete, aid to Palestinians to flow soon
7 months, 1 week ago

U.S. military says Gaza floating pier is complete, aid to Palestinians to flow soon

LA Times  

A ship is seen off the coast of the Gaza Strip near a U.S.-built floating pier that will facilitate aid deliveries. The U.S. military finished installing a floating pier off the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials poised to begin ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave besieged by more than seven months of intense Israeli attacks. But there …

The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead
7 months, 1 week ago

The US is wrapping up a pier to bring aid to Gaza by sea. But danger and uncertainty lie ahead

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — In the coming days, the U.S. military in the eastern Mediterranean is expected to jab one end of a hulking metal dock — the length of five U.S. football fields — into a beach in northern Gaza. Because land crossings could bring in all the needed aid if Israeli officials allowed, the U.S.-built pier and sea route “is …

What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?
7 months, 2 weeks ago

What are the latest obstacles to bringing humanitarian aid into Gaza, where hunger is worsening?

Associated Press  

JERUSALEM — One major land crossing into Gaza was shut down after a Hamas rocket attack, another by an Israeli incursion. The head of the U.N. food agency has said northern Gaza is already experiencing “full-blown famine” and experts say nearly all of the territory’s 2.3 million Palestinians are facing severe hunger. But the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, the …

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