President Biden is to announce on Thursday during his State of the Union address that the U.S. military will build a port in Gaza.
The development was revealed earlier Thursday by senior administration officials discussing humanitarian aid for the Hamas-controlled territory.
The officials said Biden will state during his speech that he is directing the military to conduct an emergency mission with the objective of establishing a Medirerranean port on Gaza’s coast that could be used by large ships delivering food, water, medicine, and shelters to Palestinians.
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