USA build provisional harbor before Gaza Strip again
In the Gaza Strip, the population is experiencing a social crisis due to the war between the terrorist organization Hamas and Israel. The USA is building a provisional port, from which relief supplies can be delivered by truck on the sea route. An expensive project that will be completed after two months.
The USA is officially ending the operation of a provisional port off the coast of the Gaza Strip. The mission is over, the relevant US military regional command announced. An alternative route for the delivery of humanitarian aid to the sealed-off coastal strip through the Ashdod port in Israel is being planned. Details about this were not yet known.
The pier was originally intended as a temporary solution. Since its commissioning in May, however, there have been problems. Rough seas severely damaged the pier along the coast of the Gaza Strip. Distributing humanitarian aid to the suffering population in the Gaza Strip was also more difficult than expected.
The representative of the US Central Command tried to present the project as a success. According to US military estimates, the pier achieved its intended effect, namely, bringing a large quantity of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and ensuring that the aid reached the civilian population in the Gaza Strip quickly.
The pier was in operation for approximately two months
Since the war between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas, there has been a humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip for months. For the first time, trucks carrying humanitarian aid reached the Gaza Strip via the provisional port on May 17. The cost of the port is estimated to be around $300 million (276 million Euro) by the Pentagon.
The expectations for the project were high: The Pentagon initially assumed that approximately 90 truckloads of cargo could be transported to the Gaza Strip daily via the port at the outset. Later, it was planned that up to 150 truckloads could be transported daily.
Ships brought humanitarian aid from Cyprus to a floating platform several kilometers off the coast of the Gaza Strip at first. The cargo was then transferred to smaller ships that could approach the coast more closely. These ships finally docked at the pier anchored off the coast, from which the aid was to be received and distributed by humanitarian organizations.
Humanitarian organizations welcomed the construction of the facility, but pointed out that land transport was much more efficient. The US government emphasized that the corridor over the Mediterranean Sea would not replace land transport and aerial deliveries, but would only supplement them.
- Despite the challenges faced with the provisional port, the United States of America remains committed to providing assistance programs to the Gaza Strip, as demonstrated by the planning of an alternative route for humanitarian aid delivery through the Ashdod port in Israel.
- The United States of America has played a significant role in the Israel-Gaza Strip situation, with the operation of the temporary port off the coast helping to deliver much-needed aid to the population during the ongoing crisis.
- The provisional port, despite operating for only two months, has been instrumental in delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip during the Israel-War period, overcoming challenges posed by rough seas and logistical issues.
