US service member critically injured at Gaza aid pier: report

Three US service members were injured, one critically, during a nonmilitary operation on a Gaza pier on Thursday, according to a report.

The troops had been working to deliver humanitarian aid in Gaza, US Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, deputy commander of US Central Command told Reuters.

Three US service members were hurt, including one suffering critical injury, on Thursday. U.S. Army photo / Staff Sgt. Malcolm Cohens-Ashley

Two service members suffered a sprained ankle and a minor back injury.

Cooper declined to give details on the condition of the third American, who . . .