2024-05-03 11:23:43
The White House announced this Sunday, April 28, the entry into operation in a few weeks of a US-made dock destined to increase aid in Gaza.
However. The Government indicated that this device cannot replace land routes with trucks as the best way to feed the population of the Palestinian territory.
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Israel faces increasing pressure to allow greater volumes of aid to reach Gazaat a time when the UN warns of the imminence of famine.
The Pentagon mentioned last week that the US military had begun building a dock aimed at speeding aid deliveries. “It will probably take two to three weeks. before we can actually begin an operation,” White House national security spokesman John Kirby said on Sunday.
He noted that the floating platform to bring more food and other essential items to Gaza will be useful, but it has its limits. “Frankly, nothing can replace land routes and trucks”said.
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Following the killing of seven aid workers in an Israeli attack on April 1, which sparked international outrage, President Joe Biden called on Israel to do more to avoid civilian casualties Palestinians and allow greater aid inflows to Gaza.
He also stated that continued US assistance to Israel would depend on making such changes. According to Kirby, Israel is now letting in more truckseven in the north of the Strip, particularly affected by its bombings.
“The Israelis have begun to fulfill the commitments that President Biden asked them to fulfill,” he said.
(With information from AFP)
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