U.S. Military Ships Sailing to Gaza

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced on Sunday that they have deployed a ship carrying the materials needed to build a temporary port off the coast of the Gaza Strip.

On March 9, 2024, the U.S. Army (USAV) ship General Frank S. Besson (LSV-1) of the 7th Transport Brigade (Expedition), the 3rd Sustainability Command of the Expedition, the XVIII Air Corps, departed from the Langley-Eustis Joint Base on its way to the Eastern Mediterranean.

Washington will build a port off the coast of the Gaza Strip to help deliver the much-needed humanitarian aid.

Gaza does not have a functioning port, and its coastal waters are too shallow for most ships.

Especially the large barge ships needed to transport the large quantities of cargo needed for hundreds of thousands of starving Palestinians.

When the famine hit Gaza, the international community, including the United States and its allies and partners, struggled to find solutions.

The aid will be loaded on ships in the port city of Larnaca in Cyprus, about 210 nautical miles off the Mediterranean coast of Gaza.

Countries such as Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Jordan, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, France, and Indonesia continue to carry out joint operations to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza.

The United States has taken steps in recent weeks to increase humanitarian aid to Gaza.

The U.S. military began sending humanitarian aid to Gaza via C-130 cargo planes earlier this month.

A U.S. military ship is heading to Gaza carrying equipment to build a temporary port to deliver humanitarian supplies to Gaza civilians.

It happened when the UN warned of the official conclusion that the famine that has hit the 2.3 million-person coastal region could happen next week.

At the same time, an aid vessel carrying 200 tons of food and flour is expected to arrive in Gaza on Monday.