First Images Of American Taxpayers' $350 Million Completed Gaza Pier The Pentagon is 'proud' and so is the Biden administration. But the US taxpayer? "Today we began delivery of aid from the temporary pier on to the beach of Gaza for further distribution to the people by our partners," US Central Command announced Friday. "This unique logistics capability facilitates the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid enabling a shared service for the international community to use to...
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Fierce Fighting Gets Closer To US-Built Gaza Pier Just As Initial Aid Rolls Off While global coverage of the Gaza crisis has focused on the Israeli offensive in the southern city of Raffah of late, fierce battles have erupted in the north of the Strip over the last several days, especially in Jabalia, where the IDF military is in a fierce anti-insurgent style battle set amid narrow alleyways. The city which lies 2.5 miles north of Gaza City saw a 'return' of Hamas fighters after...
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By Jonathan Landay and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS, May 16 (Reuters) – The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have
By Esteban Duarte (Bloomberg) The UK will probably use contractors in the US-led operation to deliver humanitarian aid on the beaches of Gaza rather than deploying its own forces, Foreign Secretary
If Israel invades Rafah to wipe out the remaining Hamas terrorist cadres, as it vows to do, collateral civilian deaths are likely — even though Israel takes more care than any other military to prevent such casualties. Yet who exactly are these “civilians” and just how innocent are they? Sure, every baby and young child
The United States military has completed the construction of the Gaza aid pier. However, due to weather conditions, it is currently unsafe to relocate the two-part facility, Deputy Pentagon Press Secr
United States National Security Council (NSC) Coordinator for Strategic Communications John Kirby mentioned on Friday that there is a "small component of US military personnel on the pier" in Gaza.Spe
Why Did The US Spend $320 Million On A Rube Goldberg Pier For Gaza? Authored by Ann Wright via CommonDreams.org, Instead of U.S. President Joe Biden marking a red line in the sand demanding that Israel allow aid into Gaza via ground transportation, his inept diplomatic team sent out a plea for help to the U.S. military. While in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves for 29 years, I thought I had seen some pretty stupid things the military was told by politicians to do. It always...
GAZA, May 17 (Reuters) – Aid deliveries began arriving at a U.S.-built pier off the Gaza Strip on Friday as Israel comes under growing global pressure to allow more supplies into the besieged coastal enclave,where
On Thursday, U.S. military engineers installed the final components of a $320 million temporary pier in Gaza that will help facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance to the local population. In a post on their X account, the United States Central Command announced that the first consignment of goods will be arriving via the sea