Ryder’s comments did not specify whether the U.S. military would make any other efforts to renew operations; Some officials described the remains as unexplained. A senior US defense official, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss troop calculations, said commanders had planned to try back on Thursday but backed off because of concerns over the size of the sea. .
“The ferries will cease operations soon, more information regarding that process and timing will be available in the coming days,” the rider’s comment said.
An on-again, off-again project worth $230 million, has been a source of controversy in polarized Washington, with leadership officials championing the effort despite its shortcomings, Generation Alternative Democrats have said the issue underscores Biden’s failure to ensure that Israel continues its conflict with Hamas. Prioritizes the hunger crisis facing Palestinians due to.
The operation has delivered approximately 20 million pounds of food to shore since it began on May 17. Humanitarian groups say it is part of what is needed as Israeli officials resist US and global demands for additional aid to be delivered to Gaza by land.
Many Republicans have said the 1,000 U.S. troops involved in the project, introduced by Biden in his Shape of the Union address in early March, are at risk of being attacked. Those fears have now not materialized.
Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Biden’s national security aide, Jake Sullivan, said the pier project had taken extra work “in trying to deal with a heart-wrenching humanitarian situation” due to the nine-month battle. “I view any outcome that delivers more food, more humanitarian goods to the people of Gaza as a success,” he said.
Sullivan noted that Gaza is now the major focal point for receiving aid into and throughout Gaza.
Delivery from the pier has been challenged by aid groups fearing for the safety of their staff as civilian casualties of the war continue to rise. Until recently, incoming supplies were left to accumulate in a staging section along the beach. A U.S. defense representative familiar with the problem, speaking on condition of anonymity to talk about the latest trends, said a large amount of that help has been moved to alternative locations in case the pier hits someone’s feet. If standing then retirement room for untouched delivery. And back operating.
In the final stages, the US team moved construction to Ashdod, north of Gaza, raising concerns that strong waves, which had previously caused serious damage to the construction, could once again endanger it.
However, security officials have repeatedly noted that the pier deployment is brief and the peace is dependent on seas to allow aid transportation. According to life tests in US Army magazines, the floating structure is connected to the ground via a metal passageway, and is restricted to moving in waves that cannot be more than 3 feet high.
The US Agency for Global Building, which coordinates humanitarian groups operating in Gaza, will continue to take advantage of all available routes to get food and medicine to Palestinian civilians in need, an official there said. As mentioned, those teams have begun using the port in Ashdod for backup aid deliveries.
When the project was announced, management officials said that the ferry would allow the transportation of up to 2 million pounds of food per day to hungry Palestinians. Biden most notably noted that the scope of the conflict in Gaza made the U.S. project a moral necessity, and he said unprepared U.S. troops would advance to the coast — ostensibly as a means of wounding and striking American civilians in passive positions. Trying to find a weak stability between. Starvation increased the number of civilians in the fighting.
Officials predict operations will likely begin as early as May, but the common theme will be strong waves. Changed the plan, pushing the initial installation of the pier back to the center of generation.
On May 25, just after the initial shipment began flowing, high seas and high winds drove 4 military ships onto the Gaza coast and broke the pier into pieces, causing the project to be shelved. US officials estimate at least $22 million in damage to the pier.
American troops reassembled it in Ashdod and dragged it back to the playground on June 8. It was removed over the next six days – Back as a result of climate related problems. Before its most recent removal in late June, the pier had facilitated the safe delivery of approximately 10 million pounds of aid, the Pentagon said.
Missy Ryan contributed to this document.
