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SvennoJ on 03 May 2024
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Body of Israeli previously presumed a captive is found

An Israeli citizen who was previously believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas on October 7 has been declared dead after his body was found in Israeli territory.

The Israeli military said on X that the death of Elyakim Libman was confirmed based on “findings that were identified following a complex investigation” carried out by the army, police, forensic authorities and the Health Ministry.

The victim’s family has been informed. Libman reportedly was working as a security guard at the Supernova desert dance party on October 7.



It took 6 months to determine that? That doesn't bode well for finding and identifying missing civilians in Gaza buried under collapsed buildings.

 

US military says pier construction halted, moved to Israel due to bad sea conditions

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) says soldiers “temporarily paused” the offshore assembly of a floating pier they’ve been building for weeks to get more aid to Gaza because of unsafe sea conditions.

“The partially built pier and military vessels involved in its construction have moved to the Port of Ashdod, where assembly will continue, and will be completed prior to the emplacement of the pier in its intended location when sea states subside.”

The US military said once fully constructed, the pier will allow “the delivery of large quantities of humanitarian aid from ship to shore by truck, with vehicles driving directly off ships and across the temporary pier to a marshaling yard ashore”.

International aid organisations and say deliveries by land are by far the most effective way to get humanitarian relief to besieged Palestinians.



Hmm, how do you unload cargo in rough seas at a floating pier in the middle of open sea. Doesn't look like it will become a steady stream of aid if weather is an issue.