It will take weeks and about 1,000 U.S. troops to mobilize and build a sprawling temporary pier off the Gaza coast, the Pentagon said.
In this photo made available by the Defense Department, Army personnel off the coast of Bowen, Australia, last July. The U.S. will construct a similar pier off Gaza. )The U.S.
In a briefing on March 8, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said the U.S. would establish a temporary pier to deliver aid to Gazans. Washington is coordinating with other countries in the region, the United Nations and humanitarian groups to determine how the aid will be distributed once it arrives on land, Ryder said. American personnel stay either on the causeway or on the ships, he said.Asked whether the Pentagon believes Hamas fighters will target U.S. forces operating offshore, Ryder said that’s “certainly possible.
“The problem we are facing right now is that many of the roads are not operational, or on the roads that are open, it’s difficult to get though the crowds and congestion,” McGoldrick said.
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