U.S. Pier for Gaza Aid Damaged by Rough Seas

The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The latest calamity to befall the pier endeavor punctuated a particularly grim several days in Gaza, where Israeli forces have ramped up attacks on the city of Rafah just two days after carrying out a deadly strike that killed dozens of people.

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Army engineers are working to put the pier back together and Defense Department officials hope that it “will be fully operational in just a little over a week,” she said.

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nogooduser,

Hit by a wave? At sea? Chance in a million.

DarkNightoftheSoul,

They did say it would be temporary…

juicy,

For just $320 million what do you expect? If only Gaza weren’t surrounded by water on all sides. Then we could just truck aid in.

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