Personnel board the U.S. Army Vessel (USAV) General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) from the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), 3rd Expeditionary Sustainment Command, XVIII Airborne Corps as it departs en route to the Eastern Mediterranean after President Biden announced the U.S.
The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command said on Sunday, days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave.Posted: Mar 10, 2024 4:17 AM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago
The logistics support vessel is "carrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies," it said. Palestinian children wait to receive food cooked by a charity kitchen amid shortages of food supplies in Rafah on Feb. 20. The daily number of aid trucks entering Gaza by land over the past five months has been far below the 500 that entered before the war because of Israeli restrictions and security issues.Meanwhile, in Cyprus, charity workers loaded relief supplies bound for Gaza on to a barge on Saturday as part of an international effort to launch a maritime corridor to the Palestinian population.
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