The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

The U.S. military opted to pre-assemble the maritime pier at Israeli port of Ashdod earlier this month due to weather conditions at the Gaza site where it will now be installed.

Officials hope the pier can be anchored to the coast of Gaza and aid can start flowing in the coming days.

“Earlier today, components of the temporary pier … along with military vessels involved in its construction, began moving from the Port of Ashdod towards Gaza, where it will be anchored to the beach to assist in the delivery of international humanitarian aid,” a U.S. official said.

  • Kaput@lemmy.worldEnglish
    191·
    6 months ago

    USA has the freedom to fly over Israel and airdrop food, build a floating pier to send boats, I suppose with Israel approval, but can’t have trucks driven into Gaza. There is a very weird relation going on.

    • mosiacmango@lemm.eeEnglish
      123·
      6 months ago

      The US, and likely Israel, want no US military on the ground. The risk of an international incident is too high with Israels indescriminate bombing.

      Thats why the air drops and the pier exists. Even US soliders driving aid trucks, or maybe especially US soldiers driving aid trucks, would cause huge issues for both countries, even as it would likely save lives overall.

      One “accidental” airstrike on a US military aid convoy and you have real shit happening. Not to mention Hamas, fucks that they are, would be glad to kill some Americans if they could.

      Its a 70+ yr mess, and ain’t no one is solving it unless everyone involved is on board.

      • fuckingkangaroos@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        6 months ago

        Israel wouldn’t “accidentally” hit a US aid convoy, they know that would jeopardize military aid. The current gov might be genocidal assholes but they’re not that stupid.

        Hamas wouldn’t just blindly kill Americans, they’re also not blindly stupid and they know they’d quickly lose support from younger Americans. Plus that would piss off the Kremlin and they’d get an earful from Iran.

        • Ullallulloo@civilloquy.comEnglish
          2·
          6 months ago

          Why would Hamas care about losing support from younger Americans or what the Kremlin thinks? Their sole goal is to achieve Arabic unity by escalating Arabic-Jewish hostilities.

          • fuckingkangaroos@lemm.eeEnglish
            11·
            6 months ago

            No doubt that many in Hamas want to undermine US military support for Israel, and young Americans protesting is one of the most likely ways that could happen. Their leaders are working with the Iranian government, which is coordinates with the Kremlin.

    • BaroqueInMind@lemmy.oneEnglish
      128·
      6 months ago

      Armed boats and planes are a lot more difficult for Hamas terrorists to hijack and commandeer versus an unescorted slow moving heavy transport truck.

      • girlfreddy@lemmy.caOPEnglish
        185·
        6 months ago

        So far the only attacks on food trucks have been done by Israeli’s with the IDF standing idly by, watching it happen.

        If you have proof otherwise, please show it.

        • Cryophilia@lemmy.worldEnglish
          105·
          6 months ago

          Armed boats and planes are a lot more difficult for the IDF terrorists to blockade and bomb versus an unescorted slow moving heavy transport truck.

      • Kaput@lemmy.worldEnglish
        62·
        6 months ago

        My reflection is on the USA Israel relation. Hamas is gonna Hamas no matter what.