The Army says the installation remains “fully operational.” Four US military boats being used as a temporary humanitarian aid dock in the Gaza Strip ran aground on Saturday morning due to “rough seas”, the US Middle East Command (Centcom) said.
“The ships have become detached from their moorings and two ships are now moored on the shore near the pontoon. The third and fourth ships are stuck off the Israeli coast near Ashkelon,” the press release noted.
Centcom clarifies that not a single soldier was injured and that “the pontoon remains fully operational.” He adds that the Israeli army is helping the Americans refloat ships and insists: “No American[military]will enter Gaza. »
Overcome limitations
Last week, the United States completed construction on the pier, which President Joe Biden announced in March. The move is intended to ease Israeli restrictions on the delivery of aid overland to the Gaza Strip, which has been devastated by a seven-month war sparked by Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel. On Friday, the UN said the facility had allowed 97 truckloads of aid to be unloaded in one week.
The artificial port, costing at least $320 million, like other initiatives, cannot replace the flow of aid by land, the UN and aid organizations warn. Nearly all of Gaza’s 2.4 million residents have been forced from their homes by fighting and bombing, and face food shortages and the risk of large-scale famine, according to the United Nations.
Source: Le Parisien
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