Biden announces 'emergency' US military mission to build pier off Gaza coast to deliver aid It will receive “large ships carrying food, water, medicine," an official said.

The floating pier is part of the Biden administration’s $320 million effort to open a sea route to get humanitarian aid into Gaza.

Hundreds of Palestinians have been killed over the past month near aid hubs set up under a new Israel-backed system, according to Gaza health officials.

President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza between Israel and Hamas, though some weary Palestinians were skeptical about the chances.