Reports indicate that aid ships have docked off the shores of Gaza following the repair of the American floating pier. The U.S. military announced that it reactivated the floating pier designated for delivering aid to the Gaza beach on Friday, after its structure was damaged by a storm and subsequently repaired at a nearby Israeli port. The Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for the Middle East, stated in a press release that it "successfully restored the temporary pier to Gaza, allowing for the continued delivery of humanitarian aid desperately needed by the residents of Gaza."
It continued: "In the coming days, U.S. Central Command will facilitate the movement of essential food supplies and other emergency provisions, supporting the U.S. Agency for International Development." Approximately one thousand tons of humanitarian aid were delivered via the pier earlier this month, but it was damaged by rough waves about a week after the delivery operations began. The pier was repaired at the Ashdod port in Israel before being returned and reactivated on Gaza's coast on Friday.
Israel restricts the delivery of aid to Gaza, depriving the 2.4 million residents of the enclave of clean water, food, medicine, and fuel. U.S. President Joe Biden announced in March that the pier would be established to increase the delivery of much-needed aid to the small and besieged coastal territory after it was devastated by war.
