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Three United States troops were hurt in an aid operation on Thursday at the Gaza Pier, with one requiring medical evacuation to Israel. This marks the first time US service members have been injured in the operation to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinians from a pier off the coast of Gaza. The three service members sustained noncombat-related incidents at sea, said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, deputy commander of U.S. Central Command. “Three injuries-two were very minor injuries-and those individuals returned to duty. One individual is undergoing care at a local Israeli hospital,” Cooper disclos…

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