A Pentagon spokesperson acknowledged that civilians in Gaza have not received any of the 529 tons of aid that was unloaded from the newly constructed humanitarian pier in the coastal enclave. Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told CNN on Tuesday that he “did not believe” that any of the assistance had reached the local population, despite
By ELLEN KNICKMEYER Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials say a six–day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging. That reflects the larger problems bringing food and other supplies to starving people in the besieged territory. The Biden administration’s $320 million project
More aid getting from US pier to people in Gaza, officials say, after troubled launch
U.S. officials say a six--day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging
WASHINGTON (AP) — A six-day-old U.S. pier project in Gaza is starting to get more aid to Palestinians in need but conditions are challenging, U.S. officials said Thursday. That reflects the larger problems bringing food and other supplies to starving people in the besieged territory. The floating pier had a troubled launch, with crowds overrunning […]
By: Jake Smith, Daily Caller News Foundation The Biden administration has overseen at least $10 million in payments to the Taliban since August 2021, according to a watchdog report released Monday. The Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021 shortly after the Biden administration evacuated U.S. forces from the region in what was seen as
The British word “omnishambles” fits well as a description for President Joe Biden’s Gaza pier experiment. The Cambridge Dictionary defines omnishambles as “a situation that is bad in many different ways, because things have been organized badly and serious mistakes have been made.” The pier constructed off Gaza’s coast has taken months to build and cost at least $320 million (likely more) in taxpayer money. Yet […]
Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced the allocation of $275 million in new weapons and equipment to Ukraine as part of the United States’ ongoing support of the country. In a press statement on Friday, May 24, Mr. Blinken stated that this package includes HIMARS artillery ammunition, 155mm and 105mm artillery shells, Javelin anti-tank missiles, […]
Aid had just begun to flow into Gaza through the pier last week after several days of logistical delays.
Deliveries to the warehouses were temporarily halted after hungry Palestinians looted several of the initial U.N. trucks.
Last week, the U.S. military finally completed a long-awaited temporary pier to bring aid into Gaza, which American officials hope will alleviate the famine gripping the besieged region. There’s just one catch: None of that aid has actually been distributed to starving Palestinians. After desperate locals looted an initial convoy of aid Saturday, officials have had to rethink their approach to distributing the life-saving supplies. The shipments are now headed to a warehouse from which they will...
It took far longer for Americans to build a floating pier on the Gazan coast to deliver aid for civilians caught in the Israel-Hamas war Read More