Three U.S. service members have been injured supporting operations at the US Army’s over-the-shore logistics operations on the Gaza coast. None of the injuries were combat-related, but one servicemember is in critical condition and has been medevaced to an Israeli hospital. The evacuated servicemember was injured aboard the MV Benavidez, a Navy-owned and operated roll-on-roll-off ship. The other two have returned to duty.
Joe Biden announced the pier to a stunned nation on March 7.
BACKGROUND:
Biden to Announce US Will Build New Port in Gaza for Aid Deliveries During SOTU Speech – RedState
A Man, a Plan… A Temporary Port in Gaza? Are You Nuts?
Because the US Navy doesn’t have heavy-lift ships stationed on the East Coast, small US Army ships took until April 26 to reach Gaza. The construction of the pier facility took another twenty days.
Biden has promised “no boots on the ground,”…
