US soldier injured during Gaza pier operation has died

5/11/2024 12:13

        A U.S. Army soldier who was in critical condition after suffering non-combat injuries while supporting the military's pier off the coast of Gaza has died, the U.S. military said on Monday.
        
        Sergeant Quandarius Davon Stanley, who recently retired from the military, suffered critical injuries in May while supporting operations at sea of the U.S.-built pier designed to increase flows of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip.
        
        In a statement, the U.S. Army confirmed that Stanley had died, though it did not specify when. He was receiving treatment in a long-term care medical center.
        Three U.S. troops were injured during the pier operation, but the other two were minor injuries and have returned to duty.
        
        The U.S. military ended its pier operation in July, months after Biden announced plans to put the pier in place for aid deliveries as famine loomed in Gaza, an enclave of 2.3 million people.