President Biden is to announce that the US military will lead an emergency mission to build a new port in Gaza for humanitarian aid.
In his State of the Union address, Biden will outline a plan for a temporary pier that will allow hundreds of trucks in every day.
The aid operation will be coordinated with Israel, the UN and humanitarian organisations, however it won’t be up and running for a few weeks, US. officials told the press.
The first shipments will come from Cyprus and the aid will pass through security checks that involve Israeli officials.
