Pentagon pauses humanitarian airdrops in Gaza, citing Israel's Rafah operation - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Jared Szuba

Jared Szuba

May 30, 2024

This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows parachutes of humanitarian aid dropping over the besieged Palestinian territory on March 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. — This picture taken from Israel's southern border with the Gaza Strip shows parachutes of humanitarian aid dropping over the besieged Palestinian territory on March 26, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the militant group Hamas. — JACK GUEZ/AFP via Getty Images

Humanitarian aid is dropped on the Gaza Strip, west of Gaza City, on March 25, 2024, amid the ongoing conflict in the Palestinian territory between Israel and the militant group Hamas, with the background showing Israel's Rutenberg power station near Ashkelon.

US military halts Gaza humanitarian aid pier, citing weather

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

A US soldier gives the thumbs-up as an Israeli digger attempts to extricate a US military vessel.

Why did US' humanitarian aid pier in Gaza fail?

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

Palestinians watch US military ships in the Gaza floating pier on the Mediterranean Sea offshore installed by the US military to deliver aid to Gazans, Gaza Strip, May 17, 2024.

Gaza aid pier breaks down, halting US humanitarian deliveries by sea

Jared Szuba

In Washington, DC, reporting on defense, national security, military

US President Joe Biden (R) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni react to journalists shouting questions after each leader delivered prepared remarks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House on March 1, 2024 in Washington, DC.

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Biden announces US airdrops of humanitarian aid to Gaza