A soldier was injured at a temporary dock used to deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza. The pier was only active for 20 days and was very vulnerable to waves.
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A US soldier died this Tuesday after being injured during a mission at the temporary dock used to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza, the US military announced.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Sergeant Quandarius Davon Stanley,” Army spokeswoman Capt. Shkeila Milford-Glover said in a statement, without indicating the date of Stanley’s death or what type of injuries he suffered.
Two other US soldiers suffered minor injuries. not related to combat within the scope of this mission.
The pier, now dismantled, seemed especially vulnerable to blast wave and had broken away from the shore several times due to weather conditions since it was installed in May.
In March, the President of the United States of America (USA), Joe Biden announced the creation of the pier in Gaza in response to severe restrictions imposed by Israel on the ground transportation of humanitarian aid to the war-torn Palestinian territory.
Due to recurring logistical and meteorological problems, the dock was only operational for about 20 days and delivered 8.8 million kilos of aid.
At least 43,374 people have been killed and more than 100,000 injured in the devastated Palestinian territory since the start of the Israeli offensive against the extremist group Hamas more than a year ago, not counting the thousands of bodies estimated to still be buried in the rubble. . According to the most recent report from the Gaza Ministry of Health, overseen by Hamas.
The conflict began after Hamas launched an unprecedented attack on Israel in October 2023, killing more than 1,200 people and kidnapping another 250, according to Israeli authorities.
Source: Observadora
