Biden to Announce ‘Emergency’ Military Mission to Establish Port in Gaza for Aid
Biden is taking drastic measures to get aid into the Strip instead of using military aid to pressure Israel
by Dave DeCamp
President Biden is expected to announce on Thursday night an “emergency” military mission to establish a port in Gaza to get more aid into the Strip as Palestinians are starving to death and Israel is still restricting aid.
The drastic measure is being ordered instead of Biden using the enormous leverage he has over Israel to pressure them to allow in more aid or halt the genocidal campaign. The US also recently started conducting airdrops of aid into Gaza, which aid groups have slammed as a public relations ploy.
US officials told Axios that a military will establish a temporary pier in the sea off the Gaza coast that will allow hundreds of aid trucks to enter the Strip per day. But the pier will take weeks to build, and Palestinians are already starving to death at a rapid rate.
One US official said the “current plan doesn’t include any US boots on the ground in Gaza.” But the plan does still run the risk of US personnel being targeted off the coast, which could lead to a major escalation of US involvement in the Israeli slaughter of Palestinians.
The aid will pass through Cyprus before heading to the pier and will be subject to Israeli inspections, which means some could be turned away.
CNN reported that some of the items most frequently rejected by Israel include anesthetics and anesthesia machines, oxygen cylinders, ventilators, and water filtration systems. The CNN report said other items that have faced restrictions are dates, sleeping bags, medicines to treat cancer, water purification tablets, and maternity kits.