The US plan to establish a temporary port for aid deliveries to Gaza will take up to 60 days to carry out and will likely involve more than 1,000 American personnel, the Pentagon said Friday.US President Joe Biden announced the plan the previous night during his State of the Union address, in which he pleaded with Israel to let more assistance into the blockaded territory even as he defended its military operation against Hamas.
  • TheFriar@lemm.eeEnglish
    144·
    8 months ago

    Why don’t we…stop arming Israel? Or stop supporting them altogether? They are doing a full-on genocide. Fuck them.

  • PugJesus@kbin.social
    71·
    8 months ago

    Can’t help but feel that’ll be too late. But I guess blowing a hole through the IDF isn’t a politically viable option.

  • FunkPhenomenon@lemmy.zipEnglish
    41·
    8 months ago

    that’s rather realistic - even if they were to design and construct floating piers (as was done for the D-day prep in the 1940s), it would take several months to build - if they started today. the unfortunate reality is that not only are they not starting today, it will take several weeks (or more) of political wrangling to get funding for a project list this, then a bid process has to occur. once a contractor is chosen the process starts.

    there may be a port constructed but it will far, far too late to help anyone (except perhaps Israel, who will have already expanded to that area).

  • Rapidcreek@lemmy.worldEnglish
    78·
    8 months ago

    SeaBees will build the dock and float it to Gaza. Chances are good that they’ll come under fire at some point.