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The $320m Biden Pier was sabotaged by Israel for distributing aid and is now sinking into the sea after just 2 weeks of use
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-israel-pier-gaza-strip-sinking-what-we-know-1905160
Is Joe Biden $320 Million Gaza Pier Sinking? What We Know
Afloating pier on the shores of the Gaza Strip, set up to provide a lifeline to the Palestinian territory, has faced a rocky start, with one report claiming that it was "sinking."
President Joe Biden announced the project in March to help transport supplies to the territory, which has been hit by Israel's bombardment, as it fights a war against Hamas prompted by the militant group's surprise October 7 attack on southern Israel.
Amid international calls for the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian assistance into the territory, aid groups have started using the pier to distribute aid, but use of the facility has not gone smoothly.
What Is the Gaza Floating Pier?
The construction of the floating pier and its causeway, or Trident section, anchored to the Gaza shore adjacent to the north of the Netzarim corridor, was completed May 10.
Two months earlier, Biden announced the pier with the hope of averting famine in northern Gaza by providing seaborne access for assistance, as calls grew for Israel to ease access for relief supplies into the territory via land routes.
The Pentagon said the project involved about 1,000 U.S. service members, mostly from the Army and Navy. One U.S. defense official told Reuters the cost had risen to $320 million—double the original estimate from earlier this yea
What Are the Problems?
Video posted on social media by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday showed the American pier "sinking in the water," The Jewish Press reported, although it is unclear how much of the structure, which was bobbing up and down, was under water. The soldier who shot the video is overheard saying: "This is what happens when you help the enemy."
https://www.newsweek.com/biden-israel-pier-gaza-strip-sinking-what-we-know-1905160
Is Joe Biden $320 Million Gaza Pier Sinking? What We Know
Afloating pier on the shores of the Gaza Strip, set up to provide a lifeline to the Palestinian territory, has faced a rocky start, with one report claiming that it was "sinking."
President Joe Biden announced the project in March to help transport supplies to the territory, which has been hit by Israel's bombardment, as it fights a war against Hamas prompted by the militant group's surprise October 7 attack on southern Israel.
Amid international calls for the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to allow more humanitarian assistance into the territory, aid groups have started using the pier to distribute aid, but use of the facility has not gone smoothly.
What Is the Gaza Floating Pier?
The construction of the floating pier and its causeway, or Trident section, anchored to the Gaza shore adjacent to the north of the Netzarim corridor, was completed May 10.
Two months earlier, Biden announced the pier with the hope of averting famine in northern Gaza by providing seaborne access for assistance, as calls grew for Israel to ease access for relief supplies into the territory via land routes.
The Pentagon said the project involved about 1,000 U.S. service members, mostly from the Army and Navy. One U.S. defense official told Reuters the cost had risen to $320 million—double the original estimate from earlier this yea
What Are the Problems?
Video posted on social media by the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday showed the American pier "sinking in the water," The Jewish Press reported, although it is unclear how much of the structure, which was bobbing up and down, was under water. The soldier who shot the video is overheard saying: "This is what happens when you help the enemy."
