US completes construction of Gaza aid pier: Pentagon
Wednesday, 8 May 2024 () Washington (AFP) May 7, 2024
The US military has completed construction of the Gaza aid pier, but weather conditions mean it is currently unsafe to move the two-part facility into place, the Pentagon said on Tuesday. The pier - which the US military started constructing last month and which will cost at least $320 million - is aimed at boosting deliveries of desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza, which ha
SCIF - [206] – Bank of America announces it will no longer do business with companies that manufacture the AR-15 and similar weapons. Aid workers are questioning the role and efficacy of the pier being built by the US in Gaza. The Pritzker family seems to be behind many of the groups funding much...
Small ships are seen off the coast of Gaza as they prepare to bring aid from larger vessels at sea towards to the temporary pier that was anchored by US troops to a beach in the besieged Palestinian..
The funeral of British aid worker James Kirby has taken place today at St Mary Redcliffe Church in Bristol. Mr Kirby, 47, was one of seven World Central Kitchen (WCK) workers killed in an Israeli drone..
In a significant development, Egypt's refusal to coordinate with Israel on aid entry into Gaza via the Rafah Crossing has intensified the humanitarian crisis. Israeli sources express concerns over the..
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