US-Constructed Pier Off Gaza Breaks Apart

The US-constructed pier off Gaza broke apart on Tuesday due to heavy seas, suspending aid deliveries indefinitely, in the latest setback for the disastrous project that was ordered by President Biden.

The Pentagon said that the pier, which cost $320 million for the US to build, was damaged and sections of it need to be repaired. According to CNN, it will be removed from the coast of Gaza over the next 48 hours and taken to the Israeli port of Ashdod for repairs.

Just a few days earlier, four vessels supporting the pier broke off their moorings due to heavy seas. Two of them washed up ashore, while the other two were able to drop anchor. Before that, the Pentagon said three US troops suffered non-combat injuries on the pier, which were likely also caused by rough seas.