United States to step up temporary port on Gaza’s coast for humanitarian aid

President Joe Biden is set to announce a plan for a temporary port on the Gaza coast in his State of the Union address later on Thursday. The hope is this will help increase the flow of humanitarian aid into the Gaza strip during Israel’s war against Hamas. There are no details of how it will be established or when it will be operational.

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