Lawmakers Move to Defund US Military's Gaza Aid Pier After Torrent of Problems
Amid being battered by rough seas and weathering international logistical headaches, the U.S. military’s humanitarian aid pier in Gaza is facing another obstacle: Congress. A pair of bills advanced last week in the House seeks to end the mission that was billed as the Biden administration’s flagship effort to aid Palestinian civilians on the brink […]
Aid Is Delivered to Gaza From Newly Repaired US-Built Pier, US Military Says
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first aid from an American-built pier arrived in Gaza on Saturday since storm damage required repairs to the project, the U.S. military said, relaunching an effort to bring supplies to Palestinians by sea that had been plagued with problems. The pier constructed by the U.S. military was operational for only about […]
US Soldiers Were Stuck in Beached Boats Along Gaza After Storms Broke Apart Aid Pier
The Pentagon said Tuesday that U.S. soldiers had been stuck on three Army boats beached in Gaza over the weekend after high seas and a storm broke apart an aid pier the service built to deliver food to starving Palestinians. U.S. Central Command confirmed that the soldiers had been evacuated from the boats by Tuesday […]
US Soldier Critically Injured in Noncombat Incident on Gaza Pier
A U.S. soldier deployed on the Gaza pier mission is in critical condition after being injured in a noncombat-related incident Thursday and evacuated to a hospital in Israel, a defense official confirmed to Military.com. Two other soldiers were also injured and have since returned to duty. According to the official, the injury occurred on the […]
Pentagon Says None of Food Aid Moved Through Gaza Pier Has Made It to Palestinians
The Pentagon said Tuesday that it believes none of the hundreds of tons of aid delivered over several days via a military-built pier in Gaza has made it to Palestinians. The pier, erected by the U.S. Army to ease the humanitarian crisis amid the Israel-Hamas war, was secured to the Gaza shoreline Thursday, and trucks […]
US Military Ships Are Working to Build a Pier for Gaza Aid. It's Going to Cost at Least $320 Million
JERUSALEM — A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore of the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation that the Pentagon has said will cost at least $320 million. Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters […]
US Says a UN Agency Has Agreed to Help in Distribution of Aid to Gaza Via Sea Route
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.N. World Food Program has agreed to help deliver aid for the starving civilians of Gaza once the U.S. military completes a pier for transporting the humanitarian assistance by sea, U.S. officials said Friday. The involvement of the U.N. agency could help resolve one of the major obstacles facing the U.S.-planned […]
Soldiers Said Goodbye to Loved Ones as Army Ships Set Sail to Gaza to Build Pier for Aid Delivery
FORT EUSTIS, Virginia — On a small, tucked away pier just off the James River, the sounds of Lee Greenwood and Toby Keith blared over the water as soldiers hugged their kids and spouses and the gantry of a large Army landing ship slowly began to close behind them. The soldiers were all part of […]
A US Ship With Equipment for Building a Pier Is on Its Way to Gaza as Part of a Plan to Ramp up Aid
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — A U.S. Army vessel carrying equipment for building a temporary pier in Gaza was on its way to the Mediterranean on Sunday, three days after U.S. President Joe Biden announced plans to ramp up aid deliveries by sea to the besieged enclave where hundreds of thousands of Palestinians have […]
New Military Sealift Operation to Aid Starving Gaza Residents Will Require More than 1,000 US Troops
Following President Joe Biden’s official announcement that he is ordering the U.S. military to set up a maritime corridor, the Pentagon’s top spokesman said that officials are working on a plan to create a temporary pier in the besieged territory of Gaza to deliver aid and supplies. Spokesman Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters at […]