Three U.S. service members were injured during an operation supporting President Joe Biden’s plan to supply humanitarian assistance to Gaza.
“On May 23, a U.S. service member sustained a non-combat related injury aboard USNS Benavidez (T-AKR 306) while in support of the humanitarian aid mission to Gaza,” a U.S. defense official claimed. “The service member was transported to a medical facility and is in critical condition at this time. More information will be provided as it becomes available.”
A U.S. Central Command official said that one of the soldiers suffered an ankle injury, another a back injury, and the third was evacuated to a hospital in Israel with serious injuries.
Earlier this week, Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder said on Tuesday that none of the 569 tons of aid that had been transported to Gaza since last week has reached the Palestinian people.
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