US military ends Gaza floating aid pier mission
The US military said more than 9,000 tonnes of aid were delivered via the floating pier over two months/ The US military has ended its mission to operate a temporary floating pier to deliver more aid to the Gaza Strip, after it was beset by weather, technical and security problems. Supplies from Cyprus would now by shipped by US vessels to the Israeli port of Ashdod and then transported by lorry to northern Gaza via an Israeli-controlled crossing, the deputy head of Central Command said. Vice-Adm Brad Cooper insisted the pier had enabled a ...
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