Biden to announce Gaza aid port construction in State of the Union speech

U.S. President Joe Biden will announce in his State of the Union speech on Thursday that the U.S. military will construct a port on Gaza’s Mediterranean coast to receive humanitarian assistance by sea, senior administration officials said.

The officials also said at a news briefing that Hamas is delaying a new deal with Israel on releasing hostages because it has not agreed to free sick and elderly hostages, the officials told reporters.