The Biden administration has reached an agreement with a major UN agency for aid distribution from a pier being built by the US military off the coast of Gaza. The US has expedited plans for aid distribution. All required US Navy and Army vessels are in place in the Eastern Mediterranean to construct the temporary floating pier for humanitarian aid, with construction set to start soon. The plan is on track for the pier to be operational by the end of April or early May.
Pentagon Spokesman: All US warships needed to build the pier off the coast of Gaza are now in the eastern Mediterranean on standby, but construction has not yet begun. Construction is estimated to be completed by the end of this month or early next month. https://t.co/Ujzlz5sj0E
Pentagon Press Secretary, Major General Patrick S. Ryder stated today that all of the Army and Navy Vessels required to begin Construction of the Temporary Floating-Pier for Humanitarian Aid off the Coast of the Northern Gaza Strip have now arrived in the Eastern Mediterranean… https://t.co/IjrTg4gWtE
All necessary US ships to build JLOTS pier off Gaza are in place and standing by for orders to begin construction, per @PentagonPresSec Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder. Ryder: Plan is "on track" for humanitarian pier to be operational at either the end of this month or early May.
USAID, UN’s World Food Program to help US distribute aid in Gaza via sea route https://t.co/gi4le5DUbW
US says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route https://t.co/XLXE1aeGOU
U.S. says a UN agency has agreed to help in distribution of aid to Gaza via sea route https://t.co/dSLIU8oUk0
New: The Biden administration has secured an agreement with a major UN agency to distribute aid from the pier the US military is constructing off the coast of Gaza—a key development as the US has rushed to finalize plans for how the aid will be distributed. That and much more…