The Gaza pier of the US military has been restored and reattached to the beach.

 

According to the deputy commander of US Central Command on Friday, the US military's makeshift pier off the shore of Gaza was fixed and reattached to the beach on Friday morning after fallinier off the shore of Gaza was fixed and reattached to the beach on Friday morning after falling apart and suffering damage in strong waves last week.

"I'm happy to report that US soldiers successfully linked the temporary pier to the Gaza shore earlier this morning in Gaza. Vice Adm. Brad Coopnked the temporary pier to the Gaza shore earlier this morning in Gaza. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper told reporters on Friday that "Israeli Defense Force engineers provided all the necessary support to ensure the safe emplacement of the pier to the beach." "There is still no US boots on the ground as part of the policy. In the upcoming days, we hope to start delivering humanitarian aid from the sea once more.

The US military built the pier to carry aid into Gaza, and if all goes according to plan, operations are anticipated to resume as soon as Friday, with aid distribution starting the next day. This information was provided earlier on Friday by a US defense official.

The American-led initiative to establish a maritime corridor for humanitarian supplies into the war-torn enclave was severely damaged last week when the pier came apart and received dahe American-led initiative to establish a maritime corridor for humanitarian supplies into the war-torn enclave was severely damaged last week when the pier came apart and received damage in heavy seas.

The US government spent months attempting to find a different way to deliver aid into Gaza than simply dropping it off of planes or driving it past border checkpoints, and the result is the pier. Though it was only in use for around a week, the pier assisted in the delivery of 1,000 metric tons of assistance to Gaza before collapsing.

For the Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) temporary pier to function, extremely favorable sea conditions are needed. It was only $320 million in cost and had started up on May 17.

The causeway, which transports the supplies to the distribution point in Gaza, and the floating pier, where shipments will be offloaded, make up the JLOTS system.

Significant barriers on the distribution routes, such as looting and Hamas drones, caused delays in the delivery, which led to the damage last week. Consequently, in order to get vehicles out of the marshaling area on the beach near thficant barriers on the distribution routes, such as looting and Hamas drones, caused delays in the delivery, which led to the damage last week. Consequently, in order to get vehicles out of the marshaling area on the beach near the dock and onto the warehouses, USAID needed assistance from the US military in devising safer, alternate routes.

Prior to that, the US had encountered several difficulties with the pier, including logistics issues like weather and sea conditions, as well as organizing around Israel's actions in Rafah and determining who would deliver the aid into Gaza from the pier.

The building of the pier coincided with a worsening humanitarian situation in Gaza and an increasing number of deaths from Israeli shelling. Everybody in Gaza has experienced food insecurity.

Working with the Royal Jordanian Air Force, the US has dropped humanitarian supplies into Gaza via air on several occasions.

According to prior statements made to  by US officials, the US military would probably run the pier for at least three months before turning it into a full-time business that non-governmental groups and other nations can utilize.

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