US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
Posted 6/28/24
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing …
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US will remove Gaza aid pier due to weather and may not put it back, officials say
A U.S. Army vessel is seen moored at the U.S.-built floating pier Trident that connects to the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip, Tuesday, June 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Leo Correa)
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By TARA COPP and LOLITA C. BALDOR
WASHINGTON (AP) — The pier built by the U.S. military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed due to weather to protect it, and the U.S. is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several U.S. officials said Friday.
While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard because of the difficulty that agencies have had moving it to areas in Gaza where it is most needed, and that storage area is almost full.
The pier has been instrumental in getting more than 15 million pounds, or 6.8 million kilograms, of food into Gaza but has faced multiple setbacks. Rough seas damaged the pier just days into its initial operations, but the bigger challenge has been that humanitarian convoys have stopped carrying the aid from the pier’s storage area further into Gaza, to get it into civilians' hands, because they have come under attack.
The U.S. officials spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss military movements.