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The establishment of a temporary harbour planned by the US to deliver aid to the Gaza Strip is likely to take up to two months, according to Pentagon estimates. US Department of Defence spokesman Pat Ryder said on Friday that it was expected to take around 60 days for the temporary port to become fully operational. Once it is in place, it could be used 24 hours a day. It would then be possible to deliver up to two million meals a day. Ryder emphasized that, in the meantime, the US is endeavouring to significantly increase deliveries by land, as this is the most effective way to bring aid to th…