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2024-05-17 Israel-Palestine-Jordan

Pentagon faces concern over aid worker safety as temporary pier nears full operational capacity

[JPost] The IDF has given the US military assurances it will provide security to US forces operating on the temporary floating causeway.

The Pentagon said US Central Command successfully anchored the temporary Trident pier to the beach in Gaza on Thursday with assistance from Israel Defense Forces engineers who received mission-specific training from US Army engineers in Israel.

In the coming days, aid will be offloaded from ships at a floating roll-on-roll-off distribution facility, ferried to the Trident pier and will then be driven to shore in Gaza where USAID and the UN will handle distribution, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh told reporters during a news briefing Thursday afternoon.

"For weeks, we have been working side-by-side with the USAID team, the Cypriots, the Israelis and the United Nations to increase the flow of humanitarian assistance into Gaza," Singh said. "Today, we have hundreds of tons of aid ready for delivery and 1000s of tons of aid in the pipeline.

Once ships are able to get to the pier and transport aid onto the pier the delivery will happen quickly, according to Singh, with an initial 90 trucks of aid driving to shore per day eventually ramping up to 150 trucks per day.

Singh said the trucks will be able to reach the populations that need it most, including Northern Gaza.

Posted by Frank G 2024-05-17 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11141 views ] Top
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#1 The IDF has given the US military assurances it will provide security to US forces operating on the temporary floating causeway.

And since this is impossible, soon Biden gov will have a new excuse to sabotage Israel's fight for survival.

Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-17 01:22|| 2024-05-17 01:22|| Front Page Top

#2 How long before a local contract driver dumps a load into the water?

What's the pool, how many trucks, or days?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-17 04:49|| 2024-05-17 04:49|| Front Page Top

#3 US military completes installation of Gaza pier; aid to start flowing within days

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-17 04:50|| 2024-05-17 04:50|| Front Page Top

#4 /\ Aid sails in, Gazooks sail out.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-17 04:52|| 2024-05-17 04:52|| Front Page Top

#5 And now this becomes a concern. (Like it wasn't the problem from day 1.)

Posted by ed in texas 2024-05-17 08:10|| 2024-05-17 08:10|| Front Page Top

#6 Bets being taken on who destroys it first, Israel or the Arabs.

Posted by Huputle+Cherelet4131 2024-05-17 08:39|| 2024-05-17 08:39|| Front Page Top

#7 Do we have an over/under on the first missile attack? (random sniper fire doesn't count)

Posted by SteveS 2024-05-17 08:45|| 2024-05-17 08:45|| Front Page Top

#8 Hmmmm.
I'm looking up when the SS Queers for Palestine arrives like I'm a pro sports bookie.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-05-17 10:58|| 2024-05-17 10:58|| Front Page Top

#9 Waiting for the first time the Israelis bust a weapons shipment coming in with US connivance.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-17 11:09|| 2024-05-17 11:09|| Front Page Top

#10 I'm looking up ...

Remember to purge your cache.

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-17 15:36|| 2024-05-17 15:36|| Front Page Top

#11 The US State Department on Friday issued a worldwide caution security alert, saying it is aware of increased potential for foreign terrorist organization-inspired violence against LGBTQ+ people and events.

Posted by Grom the reflective 2024-05-17 16:21|| 2024-05-17 16:21|| Front Page Top

#12 I just don't see the majority of people particularly giving a more than usual damn about it.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-17 16:37|| 2024-05-17 16:37|| Front Page Top

#13 "They killed Americans."

"Meh."

"They killed alphabet p
people."

"The bastards! Go to Defcon 1!"

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-05-17 16:39|| 2024-05-17 16:39|| Front Page Top

#14 Aid sails in, rockets rain down. Coming soon...

Posted by Gromble+Dribble4342 2024-05-17 16:40|| 2024-05-17 16:40|| Front Page Top

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