The US Defense Department has announced that the World Food Programme will be the organization that will receive and distribute aid to Gaza from the American-built temporary floating pier.
“The US government and other international donors are providing aid commodities for delivery from Cyprus to the beach in Gaza by way of US and partner nation military and civilian vessels, and a temporary floating pier,” Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder told a briefing.
“The World Food Programme will take receipt of that aid once ashore in Gaza and coordinate its onward movement and distribution to people in need.”
Ryder did not say when exactly the pier would be ready to receive aid beyond “the coming days.”
“I’m not going to get into specific dates, but in the coming days you can expect to see this effort underway,” said Ryder.
He also called on “all parties” not to interfere with the distribution of aid.
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