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Friday, June 28, 2024
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Friday, June 28, 2024
US pier again removed from Gaza coast due to sea conditions, Pentagon says
The image provided by US Central Command shows American and Israeli forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on May 16, 2024. (US Central Command via AP)
The US military’s pier off Gaza has once again been removed because of sea conditions, the Pentagon says, adding it did not make sense for it to return until aid is moved from a nearby marshalling area to people in Gaza.
Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh tells reporters the military would monitor weather conditions to determine when the pier should return, but acknowledges the marshaling area is nearly full of stockpiled aid awaiting distribution by the United Nations.
“If there’s not enough room on the marshaling yard then it doesn’t make sense to put our men and women out there, when there’s nothing to move,” Singh adds.
