US Dispatches Ship to Start Building Gaza Pier 

In this photo provided by US military's Central Command, US Army Vessel 'General Frank S. Besson' prepares to depart Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va., March 9, 2024. (US Central Command via AP) An aircraft airdrops humanitarian aid over the northern Gaza Strip, as seen from southern Israel, March 10, 2024.

A U.S. Army ship was on its way to the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday to start construction of a temporary pier on the Gaza coastline to provide passage for more truckloads of humanitarian aid to famished Palestinians, but officials say it could be as long as two months before the facility is built and operating.