US says Gaza Jetty Mission Complete
The temporary jetty constructed to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid arriving into Gaza from Cyprus will never be used again, after United States Central Command spokesman Major General Pat Ryder said on Wednesday night the “mission … is complete”.
According to Reuters, Ryder told a news briefing that “the mission involving the jetty is complete, so there is no more need to use the jetty.”
Ryder’s announcement comes two days after Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh had said US forces were “still assessing when and if [the jetty] can be re-anchored” for one final time to facilitate the transfer of aid which was waiting in Cyprus and off Gaza’s coast to be brought ashore.
However, given the short amount of time between the two statements, it appears more likely that US forces in fact concluded it was not feasible for the jetty to be re-anchored at all.
In such a scenario, aid would likely therefore be taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod and then transferred into Gaza over land through the Erez crossing.
In any case, Singh had given assurances that “no matter what, the aid that is in Cyprus or on our ships right now will get to the people of Gaza in some way.”
Source: Reuters
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