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US could take 2 months and 1,000 troops to construct floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, Pentagon says

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By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — A floating pier and causeway that will be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take at least one month or possibly as long as two for the US military to build and become fully operational, Pentag…

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  1. Digital Journal

    US seeks to boost Gaza aid deliveries with new port (opens Digital Journal)

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    The United States aims to increase aid deliveries by establishing a port on Gaza's coast, in a major operation that is not expected to involve American

  2. New York Times

    U.S. Military to Build Floating Pier to Ferry Gaza Aid, White House Says (opens New York Times)

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    U.S. officials said that a temporary port, built from ships and then moved close to shore, would allow hundreds of truckloads of aid to reach Gazans on the brink of starvation.

  3. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    US could take 2 months and 1,000 troops to construct floating pier to deliver aid to Gaza, Pentagon says (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    By Natasha Bertrand, Jennifer Hansler and Alex Marquardt, CNN (CNN) — A floating pier and causeway that will be used to deliver critical humanitarian aid by sea to Gaza is expected to take at least one month or possibly as long as two for the US military to build and become fully operational, Pentag…

  4. Tampa Bay Times

    US needs to use the Marines to get supplies to Gaza (opens Tampa Bay Times)

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    Building a pier will help, but the U.S. should use a Marine Expeditionary Unit, which has the capability to deliver humanitarian assistance and services. One such force off the coast is already trained to do it.

  5. Berkshire Eagle

    How the US military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza (opens Berkshire Eagle)

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    A massive floating pier that will allow ships to sail up to Gaza and offload aid will soon sail from the U.S. to the Mediterranean Sea as the U.S. looks

  6. Green Field Reporter

    How the US military is scrambling to build a floating dock for urgently needed aid to Gaza - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

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    WASHINGTON (AP) — Even before President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.

  7. Las Vegas Review-Journal

    How the U.S. military is scrambling to build a floating dock for aid to Gaza (opens Las Vegas Review-Journal)

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    Before President Biden announced in his State of the Union address the plans for providing aid to Gaza by sea, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade and other units were scrambling to pull equipment together.

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