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Friday, May 3, 2024
US army says inclement weather has hampered construction of temporary pier for Gaza
Jacob Magid is The Times of Israel's US bureau chief
A maritime pier being built by the US military off the coast of the Gaza Strip, in an image released on April 29, 2024. (CENTCOM)
US Central Command says that inclement weather has hampered its construction of the temporary pier for Gaza.
“Forecasted high winds and high sea swells caused unsafe conditions for soldiers working on the surface of the partially constructed pier,” CENTCOM tweets, adding that the partially built structure and military vessels involved in its construction were transferred to Israel’s Ashdod Port.
Assembly of the pier will be completed at Ashdod before being transferred to its intended location off the Gaza coast, the statement says.
