Posted on 04/27/2024 9:29:14 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
British troops could be deployed on the ground in Gaza to help deliver aid via a new sea route, the BBC has learned.
The US has said no American forces would go ashore and an unnamed "third party" would drive trucks along a floating causeway onto the beach.
The UK is understood to be considering tasking British troops with this when the aid corridor opens next month.
Whitehall sources said no decision had been made and the issue had not yet crossed the prime minister's desk.
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) and Israeli army declined to comment.
Britain has been closely involved in planning the sea-borne aid operation and Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said the UK continued to take "a leading role in the delivery of support in coordination with the US and other international allies".
The possible role for British forces - known as "wet boots" by military planners - would see them drive trucks off landing craft onto the temporary causeway and deliver aid to a secure distribution area ashore.
Although a huge effort would be made to protect allied forces both off and onshore, British troops would potentially face a higher risk of attack from Hamas and other armed groups.
On Wednesday, a United Nations team had to take cover when mortars landed near the planned distribution zone.
US defence officials confirmed an American army ship had begun work in the eastern Mediterranean to build a large floating pier.
(Excerpt) Read more at bbc.com ...
No, I think the UK forces are ment to be human shield so the terrorist can re arm and reassemble to watch Israel.
Idiots... UK and US trying to give the Palestinians a bunch of human shields so the Israelis can’t do what needs to be done.
No need to invade the west to kill the infidels, just let them come to you. Let’s do the Crusades again!
This is not simply a bad idea. It is a terrible idea.
Heard a conservative say a couple of days ago that the aid Israel has already sent to the refugees and other Gaza people would have fed them for years but was stolen or sabotaged by Hamas deliberately.
Plus the majority of the people in Gaza voted for Hamas to lead them and recently overwhelmingly supported the killings in Israel on October 7th.
But look they good on PBS and other sob story news features.
By the way, US sent Marshall Plan and CARE at great expense to the defeated enemies in WWII.
Has the PLO or Hamas sent anything to the thousands of families and neighbors of the Israeli noncombatants who were maimed, raped or killed? Keep waiting.
AP story last year (pre-Oct.7):
Palestinian Poll Shows a Rise in Hamas Support and Close to 90%.
Dec 13, 2023
They want british casualties so they can start something to take peoples’ minds off the fact that their society and economy is going down the loo.
That's all due to socialism in the UK. But the Tories are not smart enough to realize that their policies are failing them. They are all firm believers of the NHS.
UK’s military can stay in their own country if they want to be murdered by terrorists.
My post meant to say the 90% favorability for Hamas poll was after Oct.7th, not before.
An’ it’s Tommy this, an’ Tommy that
Poor sods
One way, suckers.
Do not be surprised when you see the UK and US human shields start attacking Israel in defense of the blood thirsty Palies.
That's a given. Bill Clinton sent U.S. Rangers to Mogadishu on a UN "peacekeeping" mission, and it ended with 18 of our Rangers killed and another 84 wounded. The original UN mission was to try to stem the famine that was created by the Civil War in Somalia.
Seeing as Biden already has the murder of 11 Marines and a Navy medic at the Kabul airport on his hands, he's trying to add to his dead count.
As we all have learned, Biden is totally self-absorbed. If some people have to die for his agenda of re-election to succeed then he won’t care.
We remember the service people he sacrificed in Kabul even if they have slipped Bidens’ (addled) mind.
No way!!!!!!!!!!!!!
They want British soldiers slaughtered by the Fakestinian’s so they’ve got an excuse for a full scale war. British young people are only worth cannon fodder or tax slaves to the British ruling elite.
(paraphrasing)
When you’re wounded and left on the Palestine plains
And the Hammies come out to cut up what remains...
Israel whipped the UK in 1948. Will they do it again?
This won’t turn out well
They’ll have more infidels to kill
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.