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Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of March 25

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This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Israel-Hamas war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

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  1. streblo
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    UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

    UN Security Council passes resolution calling for Gaza ceasefire

    The UN Security Council has called for an "immediate ceasefire" in Gaza, after the US did not veto the measure in a shift from its previous position.

    The resolution also demands the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages.

    Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said the decision enabling the resolution to pass marked a retreat from the country's original position, according to a statement released by his office.

    It also says he decided to cancel meetings between an Israeli delegation and US officials in Washington that were scheduled for this week.

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  2. skybrian
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    Israel has agreed to provide ‘security bubble’ for Gaza pier project (Politico) ... ...

    Israel has agreed to provide ‘security bubble’ for Gaza pier project (Politico)

    Under the plans being discussed, which have not yet been finalized, the Israel Defense Forces would establish a “security bubble” to protect the U.S. personnel building the pier as well as the individuals involved in offloading and distributing the aid, said one of the officials, both of whom were granted anonymity to speak about sensitive discussions.

    The IDF would also be responsible for physically securing the pier to the beach, the officials said.

    The U.S. is still in the planning stages and nothing has been finalized, the officials stressed. Another partner country may also be involved in providing some security, depending on where in Gaza the pier is ultimately built, they said.

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    The development shows that plans for the pier, which the Biden administration announced hastily after dozens of Palestinians were killed in February while scrambling for aid, are slowly coming together. Still, many questions remain about the project, even as several U.S. Army ships are already well on their way to Gaza.

    The plan is already complex: A team of U.S. military personnel will construct a floating pier 3 to 5 miles off shore and a 1,800-foot floating causeway that will be anchored to the beach. Once the infrastructure is in place, vessels will be able to offload aid onto the pier, where small U.S. boats will then bring it to the causeway. From there, it will be taken to trucks and then distributed into Gaza.

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    The Pentagon expects the pier will take up to 60 days to complete, but will ultimately deliver more than 2 million meals. U.S. officials argue it will ultimately be a more efficient way of delivering aid in bulk to the people of Gaza.

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