Construction work by the US military on an artificial, temporary port, which is expected to allow the delivery of more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip, is more than half complete, the US Department of Defense announced yesterday, Wednesday 1/5. In the face of delays and obstacles raised by Israel in the delivery of humanitarian aid through land routes to the Palestinian enclave, US President Joe Biden announced in early March the plan to build a temporary artificial port. “To date, we are more than 50 percent complete with the installation of this port,” Sabrina Singh, the Pentagon's deputy spokeswoman, told accredited reporters. The port, which is expected to cost around $320 million to build, is expected to be operational early this month, according to US authorities. But it cannot replace deliveries via land routes, Washington insists at the same time. This announcement was made as US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken was in the Middle […]
Source: News Beast
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