President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on Thursday that the U.S. military will construct a temporary port on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian aid by sea, senior administration officials said.
Planning for the operation, initially based on the island of Cyprus, does not envisage the deployment of U.S. military personnel in Gaza, the officials told a news briefing.
The officials also said Hamas is delaying a new deal with Israel on a six-week ceasefire and the release of hostages because the militants who rule Gaza have not agreed to free sick and elderly captives.
The deal “is on the table
