"Joe Biden will announce the dispatch of an emergency US military mission to the coast of Gaza to set up a temporary dock capable of accommodating large cargo ships carrying food, water, medicine and temporary shelter."
This was reported by senior White House officials in a briefing with a small group of journalists, anticipating the State of the Union speech that the president will give to Congress this evening.
The initiative, the sources specified, was agreed with a group of "allies and humanitarian partners in the Middle East and Europe".
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'Biden didn't want to wait for Israel for aid'
"For humanitarian aid to Gaza, Biden did not want to wait for Israel", report the same senior White House officials, underlining that the president "wanted to consider all options without waiting for Israel. So the aid will arrive by air, by sea, Earth".
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