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France 24
France 24
World
Jessica LE MASURIER

Fogbow, a US firm with military links, eyes maritime plan for Gaza aid

The Gaza coastline near Nuseirat Palestinian refugee camp, with ships in the distance. © France 24

A private US firm run by former military and ex-CIA members is pushing plans to build a movable jetty off Gaza’s coast so more lifesaving goods can get into the besieged Palestinian enclave. But UN officials, aid workers and several European government officials have expressed doubts about the project and voiced scepticism over the group’s origins and motives.  

The bid to get humanitarian assistance to Gaza via a sea route has hit troubled waters over the past few months, but it has not stopped a US company run by former military and CIA officials from pushing its controversial plan to secure maritime access to deliver aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave.

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