Biden to announce construction of temporary port on Gaza coast for humanitarian aid
Source: CBS News/AP
March 7, 2024 / 12:22 PM EST
Washington President Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials.
The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement, said the operation will not require that American troops be on the ground to build the pier that is intended to allow more shipments of food, medicine and other essential items.
The officials did not provide details about how the pier would be built. One noted that the U.S. military has "unique capabilities" and can do things from "just offshore." The effort will take "a number of weeks" to execute, one official said, and initial shipments will originate from Cyprus.
Five months of fighting between Israel and Hamas have left much of Hamas-run Gaza in ruins and led to a worsening humanitarian catastrophe. Many Palestinians, especially in the devastated north, are scrambling for food to survive.
Read more: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/biden-gaza-port-us-military-humanitarian-aid-state-of-the-union/
lapfog_1
(29,228 posts)sure.
But Gaza doesn't have that sort of time.
Better to use a few of these...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landing_Ship,_Tank#/media/File:LST_Sicily.jpg
However, I can't find out if any such ships ( or their modern replacement ) are in service.
Basic LA
(2,047 posts)And let's get the CB's ashore, today! This operation was made for the Gator Navy (amphibious forces) and SeaBees.
Brother Buzz
(36,481 posts)Backseat Driver
(4,400 posts)Marcus IM
(2,261 posts)CTyankee
(63,914 posts)Leave 'em to cry in a closet somewhere...
maxsolomon
(33,432 posts)It's going to be fraught.
rollin74
(1,993 posts)what happens if Hamas or some other terrorist group decides to attack U.S. personnel constructing this?
Hamas and their supporters want chaos and would love to provoke the U.S. with such an attack
-edit-
the article does say that U.S. boots wont be required on the ground to construct the pier. Hopefully, there is a safe way to do this without risk of an attack on any Americans involved.
Or kidnap them and take them down into the tunnels.
CTyankee
(63,914 posts)them.
IronLionZion
(45,579 posts)so the ships can keep their distance from the land. Biden is committed to avoiding US troops on the ground there.