Biden will announce plans for a temporary aid port on Gaza's coast as cease-fire talks stall
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March 8, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will announce Thursday that the U.S. military will set up a temporary port off Gaza, senior administration officials said, acting amid an international push to create a sea route for food and other aid as U.N. and U.S. officials warn of famine among Palestinian civilians trapped by the Israel-Hamas war.
The announcement signals further deepening U.S. involvement in the war and the escalating tensions and fighting in the region. It also shows the Biden administration resorting to an unusual workaround to get help to Gaza's 2.3 million people, as it deals wi...
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