Saturday, June 8, 2024

Damaged temporary US aid (NAKBA) pier in Gaza reopens

from Daily Sabah

The repair of the aid pier established by the U.S. that was damaged in a storm has been completed, the military said Friday.

Gaza has been devastated by Israeli attacks that are now entering their ninth month, uprooting the coastal territory's population and leaving them in dire need of humanitarian assistance.

"U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) successfully reestablished the temporary pier in Gaza, enabling the continued delivery of much-needed humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza," the military command responsible for the Middle East said in a social media post.

Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy head of CENTCOM, told journalists that "we expect to resume delivery of humanitarian assistance from the sea in the coming days."

"The policy of no U.S. boots on the ground does remain in effect," so Israeli forces assisted with the process onshore, Cooper said.

"The Israeli Defense Force engineers were the enabling force on the beach,"...

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