The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that U.S. forces have begun building a wharf to provide humanitarian support into the Gaza Strip.
” I can ensure that U. S. military arteries, to include the USNS Benavidez, have begun to develop the first stages of the momentary wharf and bridge at sea”, Pentagon press director Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder , said.
According to Breitbart News, Palestinian terrorists fired cement at United Nations officials as they visited the proposed wharf site the same day.
A senior military official said the pier’s development began on Thursday and that they are on track to use it to transport humanitarian aid to Gaza by water from early next month, according to UPI, speaking to reporters on the condition of anonymity.
Authorities confirmed that it was being built away from the Gaza War on the side of the ocean.
Before the 7th Travel Brigade deployment in Hampton, Virginia, on March 12, 2024, U.S. Army soldiers board the USAV Monterey to fill an AC unit at the base’s Joint Base Langley-Eustis. The Brigade is stationed in Gaza’s humanitarian assistance corridor and wharf. ( ROBERTO SCHMIDT/AFP via Getty Images )
The pier will first have a normal capacity of about 90 trucks worth of aid when it is finished, with the expectation that it will increase to 150 trucks per day, according to UPI.
President , Joe Biden , second announced plans for the United States to develop the wharf in his , March State of the Union address, as Breitbart News reported.
Despite the Israeli government’s repeated assertions that Gaza now has unlimited aid, the issue is distribution, especially since Hamas terrorists rob a large portion of it.
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And the White House itself acknowledged in a presentation that freight support is a more cost-effective and effective strategy. Despite that, U. S. Navy boats are also making their , approach to the Eastern Mediterranean laden with tools for development.
About 1, 000 U. S. forces are participating in the objective.
According to the UPI review, the senior military official stated that they anticipated the objective to be carried out for a number of weeks.
