The US military has started helping to build a temporary harbor off the coast of the Gaza Strip to bring food, water and medicine to the territory.
The US military has started helping to build a temporary harbour off the coast of the Gaza Strip to bring food, water and medicine to the territory, a spokesman said on Thursday, amid fears of famine in the territory.
US ships are involved, Pentagon spokesman Pat Ryder told reporters, adding that “I think, indications now are realistically, early May” for the harbour to be ready.
In the meantime, work is continuing with the international community to bring aid supplies to the Gaza Strip via other routes, Ryder said.
The US government announced at the beginning of March that it intended to help set up a temporary harbor to bring food, water, and medicine to the war zone in view of the humanitarian emergency in the Palestinian territory.
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