{"id":3671,"date":"2024-03-10T14:01:22","date_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:01:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3671"},"modified":"2024-03-10T14:01:22","modified_gmt":"2024-03-10T12:01:22","slug":"us-gaza-pier-coming-to-cyprus-as-logistics-vessel-on-its-way-from-virginia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3671","title":{"rendered":"US Gaza pier coming to Cyprus as logistics vessel on its way from Virginia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Army has dispatched a ship to send humanitarian aid to Gaza, Central Command (CENTCOM) said this morning (Sunday), days after President Joe Biden vowed to build a temporary pier to supply the besieged enclave.<br \/>The General Frank S. Besson left Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia \u201cless than 36 hours after President Biden announced the U.S. would provide humanitarian assistance to Gaza by sea,\u201d CENTCOM said in a statement.The logistics support vessel is \u201ccarrying the first equipment to establish a temporary pier to deliver vital humanitarian supplies,\u201d it said.<br \/>Biden\u2019s announcement in his State of the Union address on Thursday followed U.N. warnings of widespread famine among Gaza\u2019s 2.3 million Palestinians five months after Israel launched its offensive in the narrow strip in response to an attack by Hamas militants.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Image 1 13<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gaza has no port infrastructure. The U.S. initially plans to use Cyprus, which is offering a process for screening cargoes that will include Israel officials, removing the need for security checks in Gaza.<br \/>Most of Gaza\u2019s people are now internally displaced, with severe bottlenecks in aid deliveries at land border checkpoints.<br \/>Gaza has been under an Israeli navy blockade since 2007, when Hamas took control of the enclave. There have been few direct sea arrivals since then.ship. humanitarian aid, Gaza, temporary pier<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The U.S. Army has dispatched the General Frank S. Besson from Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Virginia to Gaza, carrying equipment to establish a temporary pier for delivering humanitarian supplies. This action follows President Joe Biden&#8217;s announcement to provide humanitarian assistance by sea to Gaza, made during his State of the Union address. 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