The temporary wharf built by the armed forces facilitates the transportation of aid supplies by sea to war-torn Gaza.
President of the United States Joe Biden said in a speech on Thursday that the United States plans to build a temporary port in Gaza.
Through this, relief supplies can be delivered to the region more efficiently.
The US-led port project has the support of Israel, the EU, Cyprus and the United Arab Emirates. the president of the EU Commission Ursula von der Leyen according to the assistance route is already being tested today, Friday, and it is hoped that it will be available on Sunday.
General list of what is known about the project.
Why do you want to build a new port in Gaza?
A new port is being built in Gaza because the United States believes that it would be possible to deliver aid supplies by sea better than at present.
The Gaza Strip already has a small fishing port, but not a deep-sea port capable of receiving larger ships.
During the last week, the US Air Force has dropped food rations from the air into Gaza.
However, grants dropped from the sky are a bad way to distribute aid, as the shipments often end up with the strongest – not those who need help the most.
The airlifts began a few days after a mob attacked aid trucks in Gaza on Thursday last week.
During the incident, Israeli forces opened fire and more than a hundred Palestinians were killed. Some died from bullets, some died after being trampled into a crowd or getting hit by a truck.
What will the harbor be like?
The exact location or quality of the port is not yet known.
According to experts, instead of a port, it is more about a temporary wharf structure, through which aid can be efficiently transferred from ships to shore.
British Broadcasting Corporation BBC according to an American official source interviewed, the goal is for hundreds of aid trucks to pass through the port every day.
In the plan drawn up by the US and the EU, aid transports would arrive at the port of Gaza from Larnaca, Cyprus, where Israeli forces would inspect the transports.
Who will build the port?
There is partly conflicting information about the construction of the port.
According to the US CBS TV channel, the Army’s 7th Transportation Brigade stationed in Virginia has plans for a port to be built in Gaza.
The brigade specializes in rapid construction, but US Navy ships have not yet departed to transport this unit to Gaza.
If the sea route to Gaza is going to be made available as early as next Sunday – as the EU Commission says – some other unit of the US armed forces must build it.
What is the importance of the port in the Gaza conflict?
The United States is to build the oversea part of the port, but for now it is unclear who will build the necessary structures on the shore.
It is also unclear who will receive the future transports and ensure the equal distribution of aid to those who need it.
According to President Biden, American troops will not be seen on Gaza soil.
– The problem is not getting aid to Gaza, but its distribution, characterized the spokesperson of the Israeli government Yalha Hakim for the British Sky News channel.
– We are doing our best to get aid in and Hamas is doing its best to steal it, Hakim continued.
This problem is not solved by the new port.