US Begins Construction Of Temporary Pier Off Gaza's Coast

The temporary pier will allow the delivery of up to 2 million meals per day, according to the Pentagon which says: At no time will we require U.S. forces to actually go on the ground.

GAZA - The United States has begun construction of a temporary pier off of Gaza’s coast that will enable the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Gaza, up to 2 million meals per day according to the Pentagon, defense officials, and U.S. Central Command.

Pentagon Addresses Return Of V-22 Osprey To Service, Humanitarian Aid And New Temporary Port/Pier In Gaza

Israeli Defense Minister Lays Out Gaza War, Post-War Plans

Date Set For Israeli Attack On Rafah, Turkey Imposes Trade Restrictions On Israel Until Cease-Fire

The temporary pier is expected to be completed early in May, after which an initial delivery of 90 truckloads of international aid will be transported to Gaza using the pier. The Pentagon also said that the aid traffic will be scaled up to 150 truckloads once the pier is fully operational.

In Early March the Pentagon released a statement that said that the DoD would undertake an “emergency mission to establish a temporary pier on the coast of Gaza to deliver up to 2,000,000 humanitarian aid meals per day, the Pentagon announced today”.

Secretary Of Defense Asked What Would Happen If Combatants In Gaza Target American Soldiers On The Pier

Although the U.S. Department of Defense says that there will be no boots on the ground in Gaza, soldiers will be located on the pier. Congressman Matt Gaetz spoke with Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin about Gaza Pier and asked what would happen if American soldiers on the pier were targeted by combatants within Gaza:

U.S. Begins Construction on Temporary Pier to Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Gaza