Three US troops have suffered noncombat injuries during the operation to build and operate a pier off the coast of Gaza to bring humanitarian aid to Palestinians, US Vice Admiral Brad Cooper tells reported.
The deputy commander of US Central Command says that two of the injuries include a sprained ankle and a minor back injury, while declining to offer details on the third injury.
He adds that one of the soldiers has been medically evacuated to a local hospital.
The US military finished installing the floating pier last week and began ferrying badly needed humanitarian aid into the enclave after seven months of intense fighting in Gaza, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 massacre in southern Israel.
US President Joe Biden ordered it to help Palestinians facing starvation as food and other supplies have dwindled due to interruptions caused by the war.
American officials have insisted that US troops will not set foot in Gaza, though they acknowledge the danger of operating near the war zone.
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