U.S. Soldier Critically Injured During Gaza Pier Operation, 2 Other Service Members Hurt

A truck with humanitarian aid drives down the ramp from the MV Benavides onto the roll-on/roll-off discharge facility (RRDF) platform about two miles off the Gaza coast on May 17, 2024. US Navy Photo

A U.S. soldier assigned to the Gaza pier mission was seriously injured on Thursday and medically evacuated to Israel, two defense officials confirmed to USNI News.

The soldier was working on the staging platform two miles off the coast of Gaza, where trucks filled with aid packages are driven from...

https://news.usni.org/2024/05/23/u-s-soldier-critically-injured-during-gaza-pier-operation-2-other-service-members-hurt

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