US completes floating pier to boost Gaza aid delivery as Israel-Hamas war rages on

by LOLITA C. BALDOR Associated PressIn this image provided by the U.S. Army, soldiers assigned to the 7th Transportation Brigade and sailors attached to the MV Roy P. Benavidez assemble the Roll-On, Roll-Off Distribution Facility , or floating pier, off the shore of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea on April 26, 2024. The U.S.

Pentagon officials said the fighting in Gaza wasn't threatening the new shoreline aid distribution area, but they have made it clear that security conditions will be monitored closely and could prompt a shutdown of the maritime route, even just temporarily. Already, the site has been targeted by mortar fire during its construction and Hamas has threatened to target any foreign forces who "occupy" the Gaza Strip.

Israeli military spokesman Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani confirmed that the pier had been attached and that Israeli engineering units had flattened ground around the area and surfaced roads for trucks. The first cargo ship loaded with 475 pallets of food left Cyprus last week to rendezvous with a U.S. military ship, the Roy P. Benavidez, which is off the coast of Gaza. The pallets of aid on the MV Sagamore were moved onto the Benavidez. The Pentagon said moving the aid between ships was an effort to be ready so it could flow quickly once the pier and the causeway were installed.

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