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

This is the second time that the pier has been reattached to the Gaza coast after being relocated due to bad weather.

U.S. Army soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade (Expeditionary), U.S. Navy sailors assigned to Amphibious Construction Battalion 1, and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. U.S. Central Command via AP

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.