US military ship, General Frank S Besson, is sailing towards the Middle East, carrying equipment to build a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza.
The army says the support ship set sail from a military base in the state of Virginia on Saturday, following an announcement by President Biden that the US would build the floating harbour to help get aid into Gaza by sea.
The UN has warned that famine in the Gaza Strip is “almost inevitable” and children are starving to death.
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The Pentagon has said it could take up to 60 days to build the pier with the help of 1,000 troops, none of whom would go ashore, but charities say those suffering in Gaza cannot wait that long.
The US and Jordan carried out an airdrop on Sunday, parachuting in more than 11,500 meals that included rice, flour, pasta, and canned food, the US military said.
The World Food Programme had to pause land deliveries after its convoys came under gunfire and looting. And on Friday, there were reports that five people had been killed by a falling aid package, when its parachute failed to open properly.
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