US Reattaches Gaza Pier to Beach After Temporary Relocation, Resumes Aid Delivery

Published on June 21, 2024

The U.S.-built temporary pier for delivering humanitarian aid to Gaza has been reattached to the Gaza coast after being temporarily relocated to an Israeli port due to rough seas last week, the Pentagon said on Thursday. “I can confirm that U.S. Central Command personnel re-anchored and re-established the temporary pier to the Gaza beach yesterday,” Pentagon press secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters. This is the second time that the pier, known as Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) system, has been reattached to the Gaza coast after being relocated in anticipation of high seas. The first relocation occurred after it was damaged in a May 25 storm and reattached on June 7....

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