US-made pier for aid to Gaza resumes operations, Pentagon says

The temporary US pier that was set up off the coast of the Gaza Strip, aimed at boosting deliveries into the enclave, has resumed working, the Pentagon said on Thursday.

“I can confirm that US Central Command personnel reanchored and reestablished the temporary pier to the Gaza beach yesterday,” with Israeli forces assisting so there were no American troops on the ground, Pentagon spokesman Major General Pat Ryder told journalists.

Yesterday, US Deputy Ambassador to the United Nations Robert Wood said the American pier built off the coast of Gaza was never meant to be the “ultimate saviour”.

Reports have been circulating about US plans to potentially dismantle the pier, which was launched in mid-May, after bad weather and infrastructural issues hindered its operations.