(Patria) - Four American warships with about 100 soldiers have left a base in the US state of Virginia.
The ships are carrying equipment needed to build a temporary port on the coast of Gaza which will be used to deliver much-needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians.
- The new facility, which will consist of an offshore platform for transferring aid from larger to smaller vessels and a pier for bringing it ashore, is expected to be operational for 60 days - US Army Brigadier General Brad Hinson told reporters.
About 500 soldiers from the 7th Transportation Battalion will participate in the operation, Hinson said.
- They are capable of providing support for maintaining aid delivery via water and in austere environments. They have undergone various exercises and training to be ready to respond to this operation - Hinson stated.
With hundreds of thousands of Palestinians facing starvation, the plan is under fire as Israel refuses to fully open land crossings for aid delivery into Gaza.
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