Gaza floating pier

Gaza floating pier
	Causeway connected to Gaza shore, shortly after completion on May 16
Type	Barge landing
Carries	Food aid from Cyprus
Locale	Mediterranean Sea off Gaza Strip
Characteristics
Construction	United States Army; United States Navy
History
Construction start	April 6, 2024
Completion date	May 16, 2024
Opening date	May 17, 2024

The Gaza floating pier is a floating dock facility created by the U.S. military, after being proposed immediately before U.S. President Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. It was completed in May 2024.

It was constructed by U.S. military forces based on ships offshore of the Gaza Strip, then connected to the shore by causeway, to enable delivery of maritime cargo for humanitarian assistance to Gaza.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4] The unloading point joins the Netzarim Corridor.^[5] The World Food Programme will be responsible for receiving and distributing the aid.^[6]

President Biden stated that Israel "must also do its part." He further stated that "Humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. Protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority."^[7] Israel will inspect the humanitarian aid in Cyprus prior to shipping, and again at checkpoints in Gaza when it is delivered off the pier. The pier has the capacity to deliver 150 trucks of aid per day.^[8] After its collapse, it was dismissed by Stephen Walt as an expensive PR stunt to sidestep pressuring issues to open its border crossings. ^[9] The United States denied allegations that the Gaza floating pier had been used by Israeli forces during the Nuseirat refugee camp massacre or the rescue operation.^[10]^[11]

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^ "What Israel's strategic corridor in Gaza reveals about its postwar plans". WAPO. 17 May 2024.
^ Yeung, Jessie (May 17, 2024). "US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier". CNN.
^ Borger, Julian (8 March 2024). "Biden announces US will build pier on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2024.
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[5] "What Israel's strategic corridor in Gaza reveals about its postwar plans". WAPO. 17 May 2024.

[6] Yeung, Jessie (May 17, 2024). "US military starts delivering aid to Gaza through floating pier". CNN.

[7] Borger, Julian (8 March 2024). "Biden announces US will build pier on Gaza shore for large-scale aid delivery". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 March 2024.

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