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Israel to Set Up Port Facility to Replace U.S. Pier, Build Field Hospital for Gaza Children
(Times of Israel) Israel will replace the U.S. military's offshore pier for delivering aid to Gaza with a dedicated facility at Israel's Ashdod port, Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said on Tuesday after a meeting with Gen. Erik Kurilla, the head of U.S. Central Command. The Biden administration has announced that the floating platform would be shut down. The American temporary pier has been beset by ongoing weather problems since it was installed in May. Gallant's office also said he had ordered the establishment of a field hospital in Israel to treat Palestinian children who are unable to leave Gaza for medical care abroad, due to the extended closure of Gaza's Rafah crossing into Egypt since May. Egypt has refused to reopen the crossing while the Gazan side remains under Israeli control.