Friday, April 26, 2024

US building aid pier off coast of Gaza to tackle escalating humanitarian disaster

The United States military has started building a large floating pier off the coast of Gaza in an attempt to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian assistance for Palestinians in the war-torn strip. 


The plan — first announced by President Joe Biden last month — will see ships carry aid from the Mediterranean island of Cyprus to a floating dock in the sea, and then transferred on boats and then lorries for distribution.


It'll be operational by early May. 


Benji Hyer reports. 


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