US Gaza aid pier not used in Israel’s captives rescue mission: Pentagon
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US says it is ‘incidental’ that deadly Israeli operation took place near floating dock built to deliver aid to Gaza.
The United States has stressed that its temporary aid pier in Gaza was not used in the Israeli captive rescue operation in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza that killed more than 270 people.
The Pentagon said on Monday that reports linking the pier to Saturday’s Israeli assault that resulted in the freeing of four captives held by Hamas are “inaccurate”.
“It was near, but I think it’s incidental. Again, the pier, the equipment, the personnel all supporting that humanitarian effort had nothing to do with the [Israeli military] rescue operation,” Pentagon spokesperson Patrick Ryder told reporters.
He added that the Israeli operation – despite its proximity to the US floating dock – does not put American personnel at a “greater risk”.
“To underscore, the temporary pier on the coast of Gaza was put in place for one purpose only: to help move additional urgently-needed lifesaving assistance to Gaza,” Ryder said.
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