Trucks carrying desperately needed aid are rolling across a newly U.S. built pier into Gaza

today trucks carrying desperately needed Aid are rolling across a newly us-built Pier into Gaza US military officials say the floating Pier project could mean up to 150 truckloads a day will get to the besieged Palestinian territory it is only a fraction of the 500 truckloads that used to enter Gaza before the war broke out last October MTS TI has more from Israel good morning well Israeli tanks and war planes are Contin continuing to bombard parts of the Southern Gaza City of Rua as the Biden Administration takes major steps to dramatically increase the amount of Aid getting into the besieged Palestinian territory these are the first truckloads of desperately needed supplies that have begun to enter Gaza from the us-built floating Pier it works like this already screened Aid is shipped from nearby Cypress transferred to a floating platform and then loaded onto trucks the trck trucks are eventually moved onto smaller ships that sail to this pier where the aid is then finally taken to shore this major intervention by President Biden was triggered by Israel's decision to sharply restrict food water and medical equipment from reaching the people of Gaza delivery has been further Complicated by the actions of extremist Israeli settlers who earlier this week set fire to these trucks carrying goods destined for Gaza in in all 15 trucks were damaged causing around $2 million in losses the Israeli soldiers just stood there and watched the settlers as They carried out this attack said Wasim alj a local official the brutal war in Gaza has so far claimed the lives of over 35,000 Palestinians according to health officials it's in Gaza where around 130 hostages remain in Hamas captivity overnight the Israeli military announced the remains of three of them Shani Luke Amit buila and ITA garenter were recovered but did not specify where in Gaza they were found and the fighting has been intensifying across Northern Gaza as Israel battles what it's calling a resurgent Hamas and as the Israeli military calls up even more soldiers to join its offensive in the southern city of Rua which has triggered a mass displacement of civilians yet again Nancy MTS tiup thank you

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Published: Sat May 18 2024