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The United States announced this Thursday the start of operations floating dock to create a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gazawhich, according to the Pentagon, will allow the delivery
The United States announced this Thursday the start of operations floating dock to create a maritime humanitarian corridor to Gazawhich, according to the Pentagon, will allow the delivery of about 500 tons of humanitarian aid in the next two days and help more than two million people at risk of famine.
The floating dock already allows small vessels to quickly unload humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip that will be delivered to U.N. agencies and other humanitarian groups, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said. for distribution to the population of Gaza.
The infrastructure includes a floating platform a few kilometers offshore for large vessels from Cyprus to transfer the trays to other smaller vessels.
The infrastructure will help speed up the delivery of aid, especially given the closure of the southern Rafah crossing, a vital land crossing for food imports that has been blocked by the Israeli offensive in the Egyptian border city.
“I think we will transport about 500 tons in a couple of days. According to our estimates, from 500 to 600 tons.“Cooper explained at a press conference, where he also added that they have several thousand more tons waiting to pass through this infrastructure to the people of Gaza, who are at serious risk of starvation.
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Sonali Korde, Head of Humanitarian Aid at United States Development Agency (USAID)assured that this infrastructure is “critical to being able to deliver more aid to the 2.2 million people in the Gaza Strip as the entire population faces severe food shortages.”
To date, 11,000 people have received nutritional food bars and 7,200 severely malnourished children have received therapeutic nutrition. Also I know They sent care and hygiene kits to 30,000 people.
The Vice Admiral emphasized that this mission is purely humanitarian in nature and is carried out on the basis of the principles of neutrality and impartiality.
“The sole purpose of the pier is to deliver humanitarian aid to the people of the Gaza Strip,” Cooper stressed, adding that “the sea route is an additional effort and is not intended to replace the land routes into Gaza.”
Despite recent challenges, including border closures and adverse weather conditions, US authorities have assured that their commitment and that of their partners (Cyprus and Israel) is to secure the corridor and improve the security situation.
“We are working closely with the Israel Defense Forces to address any potential issues across the board,” Cooper said.
“IDF engineers have prepared the Gaza beach to ensure the safety of the temporary port,” he added.
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Source: Aristegui Noticias
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