MIDEAST ISRAEL PALESTINIANS GAZA CONFLICT

US military announces first aid shipment into Gaza via temporary maritime corridor

epa11348731 A handout photo made available by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) shows trucks loaded with humanitarian aid from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the United States Agency for International Development on the Trident Pier, built on the Gaza coast as a way to bring humanitarian aid into the area, 17 May 2024. The temporary pier was built by the United States military as a way to deliver humanitarian aid to the United Nations to be distributed to Palestinians in the enclave. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza at about 9 am local time (6 am UTC) on 17 May, adding that 'no US troops went ashore'. The move is part of international community efforts to increase humanitarian assistance to the residents of Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict. Since 07 October 2023, up to 1.7 million people, or more than 75 percent of the population, have been displaced throughout the Gaza Strip, some more than once, in search of safety, according to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), which added that the Palestinian enclave is 'on the brink of famine', with 1.1 million people (half of its population) 'experiencing catastrophic food insecurity' due to the conflict and restrictions on humanitarian access. EPA/SPC. RILEY ANFINSON/US CENTRAL COMMAND HANDOUT -- BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE -- HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES HANDOUT EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES

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