President Joe Biden will announce a plan in his State of the Union address Thursday for the U.S. military to help establish a temporary port on the Gaza coast, increasing the flow of humanitarian aid for the beleaguered territory during the Israel-Hamas war, according to administration officials.

The officials, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to preview the announcement, said the operation will not require that American troops be on the ground to build the pier that is intended to allow more shipments of food, medicine and other essential items.

The officials did not provide details about how the pier would be built. One noted that the U.S. military has “unique capabilities” and can do things from “just offshore.”

  • Jo Miran@lemmy.mlOP
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    9 months ago

    I am sure that having the entire population rush to the coast will not provide Israel the opportunity to take even more land away from the Palestinians. Nah, that couldn’t possibly happen.

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      9 months ago

      And the US is giving Israel the weapons that’s keeping the aid away in the first place.

      This is not a Biden only decision, it’s all the rich politicians and arms dealers using our taxes to make money.

      America needs to stop walking against Biden/Trump, and walk against Congress/the government.