US humanitarian aid pier off Gaza to halt shipments for third time in a month. Republicans are questioning the $230 million project involving 1,000 troops.

It’s the third time in a month that the structure has been deemed inoperable due to weather and the latest setback for the ambitious $230 million humanitarian project involving 1,000 US troops.

US military delivers supplies to Gaza ... U.S. officials are defending President Joe Biden's decision to build a $230 million temporary pier off Gaza to ... that would make the pier inoperable.

A $230 million US-built pier to bring humanitarian aid into Gaza is shutting down after just two months. It was plagued by looting and weather-related problems.

News. The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here’s how we got here and what might be next The pier has managed to deliver some badly needed aid to the region, but overall, it has not met ...

The US military’s temporary pier has been re-anchored to the Gaza coast, two US officials told CNN, several days after it was dismantled for a second time due to high seas and weather conditions.

The pier would cost more than $200 million. It would also take weeks to cross the ocean because four US army vessels would need to travel to the Mediterranean to construct the pier and operate it.

Earlier, four US officials told CNN the pier broke apart in heavy seas. Part of the pier, which consists of a narrow causeway to drive aid into Gaza and a wider parking area to drop off supplies ...

Israeli troops moored the pier to shore, Cooper said, stressing that there are no U.S. troops on the ground in Gaza. The initial cost estimate for the pier and its operation declined from $320 ...

Should this be successfully done, the new U.S. pier will not only enable more humanitarian aid to enter Gaza, but will could also have longer-term positive impact in the quest for Israeli-Palestini… ...