US military says Gaza Strip pier project is completed, aid to soon flow as Israel-Hamas war rages on

Israel recovers bodies of 3 hostages from Gaza, military says

Israeli forces on Thursday night retrieved the bodies of three hostages from the Gaza Strip, chief military spokesperson Daniel Hagari said on Friday.

Israel-Hamas war: US delivers first aid to Gaza via temporary pier

The United States (US) military said on Friday (May 17) that its aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged region. "Today at approximately 9 am (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore via a temporary pier in Gaza," said the US Central Command (CENTCOM).

US military says the first truckloads of aid have been driven across a newly built US pier into the war-torn Gaza Strip

US military says the first truckloads of aid have been driven across a newly built US pier into the war-torn Gaza Strip

US military says aid pier anchored to Gaza beach

JERUSALEM, May 17 — US troops on Thursday anchored a long-awaited temporary pier aimed at ramping up emergency aid to a beach in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, the US military and Israel said. The US Central Command said the pier was “successfully affixed to the beach in Gaza” with around 500 tonnes of aid expected to enter the Palestinian territory in the coming days. “It’s a pretty substantial amount, and it’s spread out over multiple ships right…

Aid for Gaza will soon flow from new pier project, Pentagon says

The Pentagon said Thursday that humanitarian aid will soon begin flowing onto the Gaza shore through the new pier that was anchored to the beach and will begin reaching those in need almost immediately.Sabrina Singh, Pentagon spokeswoman, told reporters that the U.S. believes there will be no backups in the distribution of the aid, which is being coordinated by the United Nations.The U.N., however, said fuel imports have all but stopped and this…

US military says aid pier anchored to Gaza beach

President Joe Biden announced the emergency pier in March to address the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip.