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Gaza map and photos show US pier construction

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Construction of the pier to be used for continued humanitarian assistance into Gaza began a couple days after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

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  1. Gaza Pier Construction Begins Amid Concerns over Attacks on Troops and Aid Workers

    Headline from Military.com ·

  2. Newest

    Gaza map and photos show US pier construction

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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  1. The Daily Caller

    Biden’s Gaza Pier Site Comes Under Attack As US Troops Prepare To Begin Construction (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    Engineering sites where U.S. military personnel will soon begin constructing a humanitarian pier reportedly came under attack Thursday, according to reports.

  2. Al-Monitor

    US military begins construction on humanitarian aid pier off Gaza (opens Al-Monitor)

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    Al-Monitor's feed description

    A mortar attack near the planned marshaling area for offloading aid on Thursday will "in no way" delay the completion of the pier by early May, the Pentagon said.

  3. CNN

    US military begins construction of pier off Gaza for complex and dangerous aid delivery mission (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    The United States has begun construction at sea of the temporary pier intended to help deliver humanitarian aid to Gaza, the Pentagon said on Thursday, with the ultimate goal of delivering up to 150 trucks of aid per day to the starving population there.

  4. The Washington Free Beacon

    Terrorists Attack US Humanitarian Pier Construction Site Off Gaza: Report (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    Gazan terrorists on Wednesday launched mortar shells at a site off the coast of Gaza where the United States is planning to construct a floating pier to deliver more humanitarian aid, according to an i24NEWS report.

  5. Military Times

    US-led Gaza humanitarian aid pier comes under fire, UN officials say (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The attack marks a shaky start to the construction of the pier, a project that the U.S. is spearheading to surge humanitarian aid into Gaza.

  6. Fox News

    Pentagon confirms US military has begun construction on Gaza humanitarian aid pier (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Pentagon press secretary confirmed Thursday that the U.S. military has started construction of a humanitarian aid pier off the coast of Gaza.

  7. The Guardian

    US troops begin construction of Gaza aid pier as questions remain over distribution (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    About 1,000 US troops will support the military construction efforts, but Joe Biden has ordered them not to set foot on the Gaza shore

  8. Washington Examiner

    US military begins construction of Gaza humanitarian aid pier (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The U.S. military has begun constructing a pier off of Gaza's coast, though it will allow a surge of humanitarian aid to flow into the strip once its ready.

  9. Breitbart News

    U.S. Troops Begin Construction of Biden’s Gaza Aid Pier (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    U.S. troops have begun construction of a pier to be used to bring humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, the Pentagon confirmed Thursday.

  10. Military.com

    Gaza Pier Construction Begins Amid Concerns over Attacks on Troops and Aid Workers (opens Military.com)

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    Military.com's feed description

    A senior military official said that "at-sea assembly" of parts of the pier began earlier that day, with military planners anticipating the structure will be ready to start bringing in humanitarian aid in early May.

  11. Washington Times

    Satellite photos show U.S. Navy ship building floating pier for Gaza aid as Israel-Hamas war rages (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    A U.S. Navy ship involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday by The Associated Press.

  12. The Washington Free Beacon

    Biden's Pier in Gaza To Cost $320 Million (opens The Washington Free Beacon)

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    The Washington Free Beacon's feed description

    The U.S. military's cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. defense official and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.

  13. The Guardian

    US Navy ship off Gaza coast building part of aid platform, images show (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Satellite photos show pieces of floating pier alongside vessel, which is about 5 miles from project base

  14. Philadelphia Inquirer

    U.S. military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It’s going to cost at least $320 million (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform.

  15. Los Angeles Times

    Pier to deliver aid to Gaza under construction by U.S. will cost at least $320 million (opens Los Angeles Times)

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    Los Angeles Times's feed description

    A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation

  16. Military Times

    US military pier in Gaza to cost $320 million, Pentagon estimates (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    The U.S. and Israel have said they hope to have the mobile pier in place and operations underway by early May.

  17. Minneapolis Star Tribune

    Satellite photos show US Navy ship building floating pier for Gaza aid as Israel-Hamas war rages (opens Minneapolis Star Tribune)

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    Minneapolis Star Tribune's feed description

    A U.S. Navy ship involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip is offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation, according to satellite photos analyzed Monday by The Associated Press.

  18. Philadelphia Inquirer

    The U.S. is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here’s how it would work. (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

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    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea.

  19. NBC New York

    Here's how the US-built humanitarian pier in Gaza will work (opens NBC New York)

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    NBC New York's feed description

    The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President...

  20. Military Times

    Here’s how the US-led humanitarian aid pier off Gaza would work (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    U.S. soldiers and sailors are assembling the large floating platform several miles off the Gaza coast that will be the launching pad for deliveries.

  21. KRDO

    Images show US military building floating pier off Gaza. Pentagon says it will cost $320 million (opens KRDO)

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    ABC 17 Mid-Missouri's feed description

    By Helen Regan and Natasha Bertrand, CNN (CNN) — The United States Central Command has released images of a floating pier being built by the US military off the coast of Gaza, which once complete is intended to help deliver much needed humanitarian aid to the devastated strip’s starving population.

  22. WFMZ Allentown

    The US is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here's how it would work (opens WFMZ Allentown)

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    WFMZ Allentown's feed description

    The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President Joe Biden

  23. Washington Times

    The U.S. is building a pier off Gaza to bring in humanitarian aid. Here’s how it would work (opens Washington Times)

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    Washington Times's feed description

    The U.S. and allies are scrambling to pull together a complex system that will move tons of humanitarian aid into Gaza by sea. Nearly two months after President Joe Biden gave the order, U.S. Army and Navy troops are assembling a large floating platform several miles off the Gaza coast that will be …

  24. France 24

    US-built Gaza aid pier to be ready within days: Cyprus (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    US forces were expected to complete a floating pier on Gaza's coast later this week, allowing more aid deliveries into the besieged Palestinian territory, the president of Cyprus said Tuesday.

  25. Newsweek

    Gaza map and photos show US pier construction (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Construction of the pier to be used for continued humanitarian assistance into Gaza began a couple days after President Joe Biden's State of the Union address.

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