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Saturday, April 27, 2024
Israel publishes video of Gaza aid pier under construction
Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent
The Israeli military and Defense Ministry release footage from construction work on the coast of the central Gaza Strip, part of a US-led project to bring aid into the Palestinian enclave, via a floating pier.
With US planning and cooperation, the Defense Ministry’s engineering department, IDF Southern Command, COGAT, and IDF Technological and Logistics Directorate built an area on the shore that will be used to receive the aid for the Joint Logistics Over The Shore project, known as JLOTS.
The site, which spans 0.27 square kilometers, will be used “for the operation and the passage of goods,” the military says.
The IDF says a remote-controlled hydraulic gate system was constructed at the site which will allow “operational and logistical flexibility.” The military says “extensive” electrical work is also being carried out to support the facility.
The Israeli Navy will secure the floating pier until the end of the JLOTS mission, the IDF says. The military also deployed a reservist brigade to secure the site from the ground.
