On video: Biden in a message to Israel: Humanitarian aid to Gaza cannot be a bargaining chip/photo: Reuters
At the beginning of the war in Gaza, the US demonstrated its strength in the region with the aircraft carrier forces and the missile boats that sailed to the Middle East and the Red Sea to deter Iran and Hezbollah from joining the Hamas attack. Some of the battleships are still here, they are working in cooperation with other vessels of NATO countries against the seas, intercepting ballistic missiles, drones and launching fighter jet attacks on targets in Yemen.
In the next two months, engineering forces from the American military will receive their turn. On the day that the USA and other entities will supply the residents of the Gaza Strip, to prevent mass starvation following the war.
US Transportation Command will be responsible for establishing the port/official site, US Department of Defense
About 1,000 troops will sail from their base in Virginia in a fleet of ships designed to provide support / official website, US Department of Defense
The port will be established by the joint logistics team of the US Navy and Army, which possesses the capabilities to establish such ports for various tasks - among them, humanitarian aid, construction of temporary replacements for American ports if they are attacked, and assistance for the landing of large combat forces on combat fronts - as the USA did during the Normandy landings in June 1944 , in World War II.
So, the Americans built two temporary ports and hauled their giant components from Britain. Since then, new capabilities have been developed, and the port in Gaza will be built like a giant Lego port. About 1,000 troops will sail from their base in Virginia in a fleet of ships designed to provide support for such engineering operations A special deployment ship will lower huge 12-meter long steel plates into the water with cranes, which will be connected to each other to form a floating dock to which the food cargo will be unloaded. The dock will be connected
to
the Gaza coast by a 550-meter long metal track, with a width that will allow two vehicles to move at the same time.
The pier will be connected to the Gaza coast by a 550-meter-long metal walkway/official website, US Department of Defense
The US Ministry of Defense estimates that the construction of the port will be completed in about two months/official website, US Ministry of Defense
According to the US Department of Defense, cargo ships arriving from Cyprus after a voyage of about 370 kilometers will unload their cargo onto small American ships that can operate in the shallow waters that characterize such temporary ports, and they will transfer the cargo to the pier - from where it will be transported to shore.
President Biden made it clear to the American public, who fear direct involvement in the fighting in Gaza and the danger to the soldiers' lives, that the US will not have forces on Gaza soil. Biden told reporters that Israel would secure the seaport, but did not elaborate on how the meals would be transported into Gaza after they reach the shore.
The Americans would not be able to Just leave it there, for fear of creating a huge gathering, which will end in the trampling of the aid seekers, as happened two weeks ago in Gaza City - in an incident in which dozens of people were killed after a mob attacked an aid truck. This will also require the transfer of fuel for a local fleet of trucks that will deliver the meals, and finding a body who will be responsible for the distribution.
The US Ministry of Defense estimates that the construction of the port will be completed in about two months.
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