US navy ship off Gaza coast building part of aid platform, images show
by Ruth Michaelson in Jerusalem and agencies from World news | The Guardian on (#6ME86)
Satellite photos show pieces of floating pier alongside vessel, which is about 5 miles from project base
A US navy ship involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is offshore from the territory and building out a floating platform for the operation, according to satellite photos analysed by the Associated Press.
The USNS Roy P Benavidez sits about 5 miles from the pier and base of operations for the project being built by the Israeli military.
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