WASHINGTON – The Pentagon announced that the US military has completed the construction of the floating port off Gaza, reported Alhurra TV Channel Wednesday.
The floating port, the United States began building last month and which costs at least $320 million aims to deliver more humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strips.
Deputy Spokesperson for the US Department of Defense, Sabrina Singh, said in a statement to reporters: “Today, the construction of the floating port with both parts was completed,” awaiting their transfer to the designated location off Gaza.
She added: “Today, forecasts still predict expected strong winds and high sea waves, causing unsafe conditions for transporting the components of the floating port. Therefore, sections of the port and the military ships involved in its construction are still in the port of Ashdod, in southern Israel.
She stressed that the US Central Command is “ready to move the port to its location in the near future.”
