‘Smokescreen’: officials voice concern over US plans for Gaza aid pier
by The Guardian
The Guardian— Fears Israel is influencing location of dock away from the north, where famine threat is most severeA giant floating dock is nearing completion in the eastern Mediterranean from where it will be pushed towards the Gaza shore, but there is growing uncertainty over how useful the US project will be in containing a famine.There are concerns in the humanitarian community that Israel has co-opted the pier plan, which Joe Biden touted as a way to bring about a “massive” increase in aid to Gaza, with...
Responsible Statecraft—Staging ground for US military aid pier in Gaza attacked. The Gazan beach staging area for the future American "surge" of humanitarian aid to the Palestinians there has already been attacked, according to official reports.According to U.S. and Israeli sources, United Nations reps who were on the beach prepping the area for the new pier came under limited mortar fire early Thursday. No one was hurt, and there was minimal damage to some engineering equipment. Early reporting from i24 News speculated that Palestinians were targeting Israeli Defense Forces...
Barron's—US To Begin Gaza Aid Pier Construction 'Very Soon'. The United States will begin construction "very soon" on a pier to boost deliveries of desperately needed aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
BBC News—Images show US military building floating pier for Gaza aid. The pier and causeway will cost $320m and should be operational by early May, US says.