A U.S. ship carrying aid destined for Gaza has left Cyprus, but a temporary floating dock built by the U.S. military is not yet in place to offload food and supplies destined for the enclave, the Pentagon said Thursday.
Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick S. Ryder said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that although Build floating docks and causeways Although completed, weather conditions made it unsafe to physically place them near the Gaza coast.
General Ryder said the aid on board the ship, named the Sagamore, would eventually be loaded onto another U.S. motor ship, the Roy P. Benavidez, docked in Ashdod. No.” on. He said that once the floating dock system is installed, it will immediately deliver aid to Gaza.
The Sagamore appeared to be anchored in the Israeli port of Ashdod late Thursday, according to ship tracking website VesselFinder. Currently, much-needed aid to Palestinians is approximately 20 miles from the nearest Gaza border crossing.
“While no specific date will be provided, we expect these temporary docks to be operational in the near future, subject to safety and weather conditions,” General Ryder said.
Israel has Prevent Construction of Gaza’s own international seaport prompted the United States and another aid group to world central kitchencreating its own system to deliver aid to the enclave via sea.
But aid groups and experts often criticize maritime efforts as a costly and complicated way to deliver aid, pointing to trucking as a more efficient way to move food within Gaza.back Israel strike kills seven World Central Kitchen workers, the group suspended its offshore operations there.food charity It has since said it will restart operations In Gaza with the help of Palestinian aid workers.
Gaza needs more food.World Food Program Administrator Cindy McCain explain Recently, famine has occurred in some areas.
