Biden to announce US military port in Gaza for aid in State of the Union

In his upcoming State of the Union address on Thursday, US President Joe Biden is set to reveal plans for the US military to build a port along the Mediterranean coast of Gaza to receive humanitarian aid, senior administration officials said.

During his address to Congress, Biden will announce that he has directed the US military "to undertake an emergency mission to establish a port in Gaza, working with like-minded countries and humanitarian partners", one of the officials said.

The official mentioned that the temporary port would significantly boost humanitarian aid to Palestinians by "hundreds of additional truckloads" daily. They also said that the US would manage security coordination with Israel and would collaborate with the UN and humanitarian aid organisations that "understand the distribution of assistance within Gaza". They also said that Cyprus would provide the initial supplies.