The US military announced on Thursday that it has completed construction of a temporary floating dock off the coast of the Gaza Strip to provide much-needed aid to the blockaded enclave.
“Today around 7:40 a.m. local time, United States Central Command (US) Central Command personnel supporting a humanitarian mission to deliver additional humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in distress anchored a temporary dock on a beach in Gaza,” Central Command said on the X social network.
As part of these efforts, the US military has not entered Gaza, the statement said, adding that humanitarian aid is expected to begin landing ashore in the coming days.
“The United Nations (UN) will receive aid and coordinate its distribution in Gaza,” the US military said.
US President Joe Biden ordered the establishment of a sea route in March to deliver food and other aid to Palestinians amid Israeli restrictions and months of conflict in the enclave.
Food and other supplies are failing to arrive as Israel recently seized the key Rafah border crossing and attacked the southern Gaza town on the Egyptian border.
Photo: illustration/US Army Central
