US Military Again Removes Pier From Gaza Coast Due to Weather
The US military has again removed the pier it built off the coast of Gaza due to seas it cannot handle, and the floating structure will be towed to the Israeli port of Ashdod, the Pentagon announced on Friday.
Since its construction, the pier has barely brought any aid into Gaza, as it’s frequently been suspended due to weather. The pier can only be safely operated in a maximum of 3-foot waves and winds less than approximately 15 miles per hour.
The US is considering not re-installing the pier since the aid shipments that it has delivered to Gaza have not been distributed to starving Palestinians. Aid has piled up at a nearby storage yard as the UN’s World Food Program suspended operations on June 9 after the Israeli attack on Nuiserat that killed over 270 Palestinians and freed four Israeli hostages.
