Biden: America will create a temporary pier on the coast of Gaza

U.S. President Joe Biden announced this Friday during his annual speech to Congress, stressing that he did not call for a permanent ceasefire in Gaza, that he would use the U.S. military to build a temporary dock in Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. deliver.

During his speech, he said: “Tonight, I am ordering the US military to establish a temporary dock in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza in an emergency mission so that large ships carrying food, water, medicine and temporary shelters can deliver aid as soon as possible.” send to Gaza.”

According to Al-Mayadin English, Biden pointed out that the American army will not enter the territory of Gaza and the occupied territories, and claimed: “There will be no boots of the American (forces) on the ground (Gaza)”.

He added that the temporary pier would greatly increase humanitarian aid to Gaza, but emphasized that Israel must play its role in this process for it to be successful.

Earlier, a senior Biden administration official said the temporary port had a dock that would “accommodate hundreds of additional trucks per day.” According to the official, the shipments are being checked by the United States and its partners in Cyprus, a member of the European Union.

The people of Gaza are facing severe shortages of food, water and medicine, and the United Nations has warned of the risk of famine. According to the World Food Program, the entire population of 2.2 million people in Gaza is in crisis or worse levels of food insecurity.

Biden on Friday called on the occupying Israeli regime to “allow more aid to Gaza and ensure that aid workers are not targeted.”

The US president once again reiterated his claim that “Israel has the right to go after Hamas”, but noted that the Israeli military also has a “fundamental responsibility to protect innocent civilians in Gaza”.

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He added: The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas can end the war by freeing the prisoners, “laying down the weapons and surrendering the prisoners of October 7”.

Biden said to the families of the Zionist prisoners: “I promise all the families that we will not rest until they are freed”.

The US president called the impact of the war on Gaza “heartbreaking” and noted that “this war has caused more casualties to innocent civilians.”

Biden claimed that his administration has been working “non-stop to establish an immediate ceasefire that will last for six weeks”.

According to the US president, a six-week ceasefire will guarantee the release of prisoners in Gaza, reduce an intolerable humanitarian crisis and move towards something more stable.

He also emphasized his support for the formation of a Palestinian state and added: The only real solution is a two-state solution.

Biden added: “I say this as a lifelong supporter of Israel. In my entire career, no one has a stronger record of dealing with Israel. I challenge each and every one of you here.”

Outside the US Capitol, where Biden delivered his speech, dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters held a demonstration against Israel’s ongoing aggression against the Gaza Strip.

Protesters calling for a ceasefire in Gaza blocked part of Pennsylvania Avenue and held a large Palestinian flag.