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The temporary pier will deliver up to 150 truckloads of aid into Gaza – but will not be in operation for “two to three weeks”.

The US military has had to pause construction of the humanitarian pier and causeway it is building off the coast of Gaza because of “forecasted high winds and high sea swells,” according to US Central Command.

U.S. Central Command on Thursday temporarily paused construction of the pier in Gaza due to unsafe weather conditions.

The U.S. expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for starving children and other urgent assistance by early to mid-month, an official said.

The pier's construction will be finished before being placed on the Gaza shoreline where aid can be directly delivered to the population.

The United States expects to have on-the-ground arrangements in Gaza ready for humanitarian workers to start delivering food, treatment for starving children and other urgent assistance by early to mid-month when the American military expects to complete a floating pier for the aid, an official with the U.S. Agency for International Development said.

 

(JNS) - The Israeli Cabinet on Wednesday unanimously approved a five-year strategic plan to rebuild, develop and strengthen the western Negev