Expectations of the imminent operation of a port in Gaza, and an expert warns of “hidden goals”. A European official expected the start of operation of the sea aid corridor to the Gaza Strip next week.

US President Joe Biden said - in his State of the Union address - that he assigned the US army an emergency mission to establish a pier on the Gaza coast. Israeli media quoted a senior Israeli official whose name was not revealed as saying that Tel Aviv supports the establishment of a temporary floating dock to bring humanitarian relief aid.