Biden Admin Opening Gaza Humanitarian Sea Corrider as Israel–Hamas War Continues

A White House official told reporters the Biden administration’s maritime aid effort will also partner with the government of Cyprus.

Activists from the "Standing Together" movement fill a truck with food aid at the parking lot of a shopping center of the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon on March 7, 2024, before driving in a convoy toward the border with the Gaza Strip, in a symbolic show of support for Palestinians. Jack Guez/AFP via Getty Images

The Biden administration is moving forward on plans to open a sea route for humanitarian aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip as Israeli forces continue their military operations there.

The U.S. military will oversee the establishment of this maritime humanitarian corridor, and the effort will begin with the establishment of a port along Gaza’s Mediterranean coastline, to allow for larger cargo ships carrying food, water, medicine, and temporary shelters to the embattled territory.