The Pentagon says that the US-built aid pier is still in Ashdod Port, as conditions over the weekend kept it from being re-anchored off the coast of Gaza.
“No matter what,” says Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh, “the aid that is in Cyprus or on our ships right now will get into the people of Gaza in some way, via either the temporary pier and that being re-anchored or through Ashdod in some way.”
She emphasizes that the pier was always meant to be temporary, and will be shut down at some point for good.
Singh says almost 20 million pounds of aid have reached Gaza through the floating pier, which she calls “a success.”
She stresses that the only consideration about reconnecting the pier is environmental conditions and not any diplomatic disagreement with Israel.
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