ASHORE, THEY WILL BE IN HARM’S
WAY AND HAVE THE RIGHT AND MEANS
TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.
WITH AN AMERICAN PIER NOW
ANCHORED OFF THE COAST OF THE
GAZA STRIP, U.S. CENTRAL COMMAND
SAID TRUCKS CONTAINING
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE BEGAN
MOVING ASHORE, BUT NO AMERICAN
TROOPS SET FOOT ON THE GROUND.
AMERICAN TROOPS REMAINING ON THE
PIER.
THE ISRAELI MILITARY IS
COORDINATING THE EFFORT AND HAS
SECURED THE LANDING AREA.
HUMANITARIAN GROUPS SAY THERE
ARE FASTER, MORE EFFICIENT WAYS
TO SEND SUPPLIES INTO GAZA, BY
LAND, WITH TRUCKS.
BUT CONVOYS ARE INCREASINGLY
BEING BLOCKED AND SOMETIMES
ATTACKED BY ISRAELI SETTLERS AND
EXTREMISTS.
THEY SAY AS LONG AS HAMAS HOLDS
HOSTAGES, GAZA SHOULD NOT
RECEIVE AID.
SOME OF THE TRUCKS COME FROM
NEIGHBORING JORDAN AND SENIOR
JORDANIAN OFFICIALS SAY THE
ISRAELI ARMY FAILED TO ADDRESS
THE PROBLEM.
ADAM SAYS AID OF ALL KINDS IS
URGENTLY NEEDED IN RAFAH, IN
SOUTHERN GAZA WHERE HE’S
VOLUNTEERING.
>> SPECIFICALLY THE CHILDREN WHO
ARE REALLY INNOCENT OF ANYTHING
GOING ON.
I SEE LITTLE KIDS THAT ARE KIDS
AND BONES.
THE FOOD BECOMES AN ISSUE WHERE
EVERYONE IS HAVING A MINIMAL
MEAL A DAY.
>> Reporter: THE UN SAYS MORE
THAN 630,000 PALESTINIANS HAVE
BEEN FORCED TO FLEE FROM RAFAH
SINCE ISRAEL INTENSIFIED
OPERATIONS IN THE CITY A WEEK
AGO, DESPITE WARNINGS FROM
PRESIDENT BIDEN OF THE RISK OF
CIVILIAN CASUALTIES.
MORE TROOPS ARE HEADING INTO
RAFAH AND THAT THEY ARE, QUOTE,
WEARING HAMAS DOWN.
THE U.S. MILITARY EXPECTS TO
DELIVER AROUND 90 TRUCKS PER DAY