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U.S. Military Constructs Floating Dock for Gaza Aid Amid Ceasefire Talks Stalemate

As negotiations for a second Israel-Hamas ceasefire stall, the U.S. ramps up efforts to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, facing challenges and a tragic airdrop accident.

Palestinians line up for a free meal in Rafah, Gaza Strip, Friday, Feb. 16, 2024. President Joe Biden has proposed the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza via a temporary port on the territory’s Mediterranean coast. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair, File)
An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over Gaza the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, Friday, March 8, 2024.
Aid is airdropped into Gaza
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Overview

  • The U.S. military is constructing a floating dock off the Gaza coast to increase humanitarian aid delivery, facing logistical challenges and requiring Israel's cooperation.
  • Biden's announcement of the floating dock initiative follows intermittent U.S. airdrops of aid, criticized as inadequate to address the famine in Gaza.
  • Negotiations for a second Israel-Hamas ceasefire have stalled, with disputes over a prisoner swap and the end of the Gaza war, as Ramadan approaches.
  • An aid ship is set to sail from Cyprus to Gaza along a new maritime corridor, with the EU Commission and the United Arab Emirates facilitating the operation.
  • A humanitarian aid airdrop in Gaza turned fatal when a parachute failed to open, killing five and injuring multiple people.