US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin confirmed yesterday evening, Thursday, May 2, 2024, that he sees no indication that the Hamas movement is planning any attack on American forces in Gaza, but he explained that they are taking the necessary measures to ensure the safety of the soldiers, in reference to the American forces that are working to establish The floating dock in Gaza.
Austin said in a press conference, “I do not discuss intelligence, but I do not see any indications currently that there is an actual intention to do so. However, this is a combat zone and several things can and will happen.”
Strategic Communications Coordinator at the US National Security Council, John Kirby, said that the naval pier being built by the US army to accelerate the flow of humanitarian aid to Gaza will begin work within days, “despite the bad weather conditions that are hampering preparations.”
Politico also previously quoted an American official as saying that Washington expects the American military port to begin operations on Friday (today) to transport aid to Gaza, adding that aid may begin flowing to the American military port and then to Gaza next Saturday or Sunday.
Last Tuesday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) published pictures of the floating pier off the shores of Gaza, saying that work is underway to build it, and that the US Agency for Development and partners in the humanitarian field will support the pier to receive and deliver humanitarian aid as soon as it is completed.
The presentation of the US military’s plan to create a floating dock, which President Joe Biden announced in his State of the Union address, came days after the United States began airdropping aid into Gaza, in what it describes as helping the population, which the United Nations warns is on the brink of famine, in light of… An ongoing Israeli war on the Gaza Strip has left tens of thousands martyred, wounded and missing.
