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By Jonathan Landay and Michelle Nichols WASHINGTON/UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United States anchored a floating pier in Gaza on Thursday to boost aid deliveries, but Washington is facing the same challenges that have beset the United Nations and aid groups for months when it comes to distributing assistance to millions in need amid a war…
'Once you get food or supplies into the Gaza Strip, whether it's from the pier or crossing points, there is no security and... there's no fuel,' one humanitarian aid organization points out
The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered. The Israeli-developed port, for example, has already been attacked by…
JERUSALEM -- The construction of a new port in Gaza and an accompanying U.S. military-built pier offshore are underway, but the complex plan to bring more desperately needed food to Palestinian civilians is still mired in fears over security and how the humanitarian aid will be delivered.
A senior U.S. military official told reporters on Thursday the U.S. is on track to begin delivering aid using the new port and pier by early May.