"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 shelters."
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".
The US Army's special mission in Gaza is "not boots on the ground", that is, sending troops to the ground.
Senior White House officials reported this in a briefing with a small group of journalists, specifying that the American military will work "offshore", off the coast, and not in the field.
“The US military has extraordinary capabilities and is able to work from the coast,” the sources stressed.
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