US-build pier off coast of Gaza was always a long-shot
It’s not easy to take small ships across an ocean and then get to the coast of a country and construct a floating pier.
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It’s not easy to take small ships across an ocean and then get to the coast of a country and construct a floating pier.
President Joe Biden announced the emergency pier in March to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, where the United Nations has warned o
OCCUPIED JERUSALEM — US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier, aimed to boost aid deliveries into war-ravaged Gaza, to a beach in the besieged Palestinian territory, the US military and Israel said.The US Central Command said the pier was "successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza" at around 7:40am (04:40 GMT), with around 500 tonnes of aid expected to
The U.S. military's plan to construct a pier off Gaza for humanitarian aid has seen costs soar to $320 million, doubling initial estimates. The project aims to provide a sea route for aid into Gaza, supplementing land routes. President Joe Biden announced the initiative in response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to Israel's military campaign against Hamas. Concerns have been raised about the project's cost and the safety of U.S. troops involved, particularly in light of potential threats from Hamas militants.