US completes building humanitarian pier off Gaza coast
- The US military has finished constructing a Gaza aid pier, but adverse weather conditions prevent moving it presently, according to the Pentagon.
- Costing at least $320 million, the pier intends to enhance humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza amid extensive Israeli-Hamas conflict.
- Completion of the two-part JLOTS pier components is stalled due to unsafe sea conditions, delaying crucial aid operations to Gaza.
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US completes construction of floating pier for humanitarian aid to Gaza - Khaama Press
Image/US Defense Department. The United States Department of Defense has announced that the construction work on a floating pier for humanitarian aid to Gaza has been completed, but the date of its deployment to a usable location has not yet been determined. Voice of America reported on Tuesday, May 7th, citing the US Department of Defense, that the construction work on both sections of this floating pier for sending humanitarian aid to the peop…
US completes construction of Gaza aid pier
WASHINGTON, May — The US military has completed construction of its Gaza aid pier, but weather conditions mean it is currently unsafe to move the two-part facility into place, the Pentagon said yesterday. The pier — which the US military started building last month and which will cost at least US$320 million (RM1.5 billion) — is aimed at boosting deliveries of desperately needed humanitarian assistance to Gaza, which has been ravaged by seven mo…
As the humanitarian situation in Gaza is expected to escalate for the worse due to Israeli control of Rafah, the United States is close to transporting aid by sea.
The EU reported that the construction of the temporary port in Gaza has ended but it cannot be installed due to weather conditions.
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