The US State Department announced that Washington has begun studying the option of delivering aid to Gaza by sea because other options are not sufficient.

Ministry spokesman Matthew Miller said, during a press conference on Monday evening, that the United States carried out air aid landings during the past week to meet urgent needs in Gaza.

Miller explained that his country is also studying the option of the sea route to provide additional aid.

He continued: "We mentioned before that the sea route will not be a substitute for land aid, but rather will contribute to it. Therefore, we will continue to exert pressure for land aid."

He claimed that there is a slight improvement in the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, and that Washington is making efforts in this regard.

On Sunday, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced, via the X platform, the dispatch of the US Navy support ship General Frank S. Beeson to the coast of Gaza, carrying the necessary materials to build a temporary port.

It indicated that the ship left the Langley-Eustis Joint Base in Virginia (east) heading to the eastern Mediterranean on March 9, less than 36 hours after US President Joe Biden announced his country’s intention to provide humanitarian aid to Gaza through a sea corridor.

US Department of Defense spokesman Patrick Ryder announced on Saturday that the construction of the temporary port that the United States is planning to establish may take 60 days.

Ryder explained that the establishment of the temporary port in Gaza will take place with allies and partners in the region, noting that soldiers from 7 transportation brigades in Virginia have been allocated for this purpose.

In his State of the Union address on Friday, President Joe Biden announced that he had instructed the army to establish a temporary port near the coast of Gaza, indicating that more humanitarian aid would enter Gaza by sea through the port without American soldiers setting foot on Gaza soil.

He added: “This temporary port will enable large amounts of humanitarian aid to enter Gaza every day, but Israel must also do its part, and must allow more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, and ensure that humanitarian workers are not exposed to fire, and   “I told the Israeli leaders that humanitarian aid cannot be a bargaining chip or a secondary issue.”