How the U.S. military will use a floating pier to deliver Gaza aid

Construction will take up to two months and require 1,000 U.S. troops who will remain off shore, officials say. Once complete, it will enable delivery of 2 million meals daily.

March 8, 2024More than 1 year ago

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In this photo made available by the Defense Department, Army personnel are seen off the coast of Bowen, Australia, in July. The United States will construct a similar pier off Gaza. (U.S. Army Photo by Sgt. Ashunteia' Smith)

ByAlex Horton

The U.S. military anticipates that a floating pier, to be built off Gaza’s coastline in coming weeks, will enable delivery of 2 million meals daily to Palestinians facing starvation, the Pentagon said Friday, describing its plan to address the worsening humanitarian crisis there without deploying American personnel directly into the war zone.

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