Future of Gaza aid pier built by US military in doubt

A US army vessel is moored at the US-built floating pier that connects to the beach on the coast of the Gaza Strip (Leo Correa/AP)

The pier built by the US military to bring aid to Gaza is being removed to protect it from bad weather, and the US is considering not re-installing it unless aid begins flowing out into the population again, several US officials said on Friday.

While the military has helped deliver desperately needed food through the pier, the vast majority of it is still sitting in the adjacent storage yard because of the difficulty that agencies have had moving it to areas in Gaza where it is most needed, and that storage area is almost full.