The American ship went to the Mediterranean Sea to build a temporary dock on the Gaza coast

The Central Command of the US Army (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday that the ship “General Frank S. Besson” has left for the eastern Mediterranean Sea in order to build a temporary dock to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza. is.

Centcom announced on X social network that “less than 36 hours after US President Joe Biden announced that he would provide humanitarian aid to Gaza by sea, the ship left the Langley Eustis base in Virginia and was on its way to It is located east of the Mediterranean Sea.

Centcom added: Besun is a logistics support ship that carries equipment for the construction of a temporary dock in order to provide vital humanitarian aid.

Last Friday, in a speech in the US Congress, the President of the United States continued his campaign activities on the eve of the presidential elections in this country and while he is under pressure from the public opinion inside and outside the United States to stop Israel’s war in Gaza, at the same time as the obstacles In sending humanitarian aid to Gaza, Israel announced: I have ordered the army to lead an emergency mission to build a temporary wharf (port) in the Mediterranean Sea on the Gaza coast, which can handle large shipments of food, water, to deliver medicine and temporary shelters, but no American military forces will enter Gaza.

American officials announced that the construction of this sea corridor (temporary dock) will probably take 60 days. According to them, this sea corridor will include a temporary floating port and dock where humanitarian aid can be sent and then transported by ship to Gaza.

Source: IRNA