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The U.S. military has started moving a pier towards the Gaza coast, a U.S. official said on Wednesday, one of the last steps before the launch of a maritime port promised by President Joe Biden to speed the flow of humanitarian aid to Palestinians.

The U.S. military opted to pre-assemble the maritime pier at Israeli port of Ashdod earlier this month due to weather conditions at the Gaza site where it will now be installed.

Officials hope the pier can be anchored to the coast of Gaza and aid can start flowing in the coming days.

"Earlier today, components of the temporary pier ... along with military vessels involved in its construction, began moving from the Port of Ashdod towards Gaza, where it will be anchored to the beach to assist in the delivery of international humanitarian aid," a U.S. official said.

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[–] [email protected] 26 points 3 months ago

It’s kind of ironic they assembled it in Israel.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (5 children)

Wtf is even the fucking point? If we're gonna give Israel the weapons to genocide them with one hand why even bother with this fake bullshit "aid" with the other hand? Is anyone fooled by this?

[–] [email protected] 24 points 3 months ago (3 children)

International politics is complicated. Would you actually rather them just let civilians starve to death as well?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago (14 children)

That is what they are already doing by allowing Israel to keep the border crossings closed.

This pier is as useless as letting the civilians starve to death because none of that aid will reach them because Israel only agreed to the port if they also get to dictate what goes through.

ie they built a new a closed on arrival marine aid route that will likely get bombed by the IDF anyway.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Bombing a US controlled port would be pretty close to a declaration of war against the US. Israel isn't that dumb.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago

The USS Liberty: "Am I a joke to you?!"

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I play both sides, that way I always come out on top.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

As much as I despise lemmy.ml, you passed the ocular patdown. Have an upvote

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

It so they can export the natural gas they are going to steal from Gaza

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (3 children)

There's a nonzero chance Israel bombs the pier "accidentally" and then maybe we'll see some shit.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago (1 children)

They've done that before

They settled for a few mil and called it a day

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Yeah, this time the pier has been telegraphed for months. No fog of war bullshit. If they hit it I fully expect a self defense response.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

If they hit the pier I hope we drop a MOAB on the IDF HQ. Itd be funny.

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[–] [email protected] 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

USA has the freedom to fly over Israel and airdrop food, build a floating pier to send boats, I suppose with Israel approval, but can't have trucks driven into Gaza. There is a very weird relation going on.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (3 children)

The US, and likely Israel, want no US military on the ground. The risk of an international incident is too high with Israels indescriminate bombing.

Thats why the air drops and the pier exists. Even US soliders driving aid trucks, or maybe especially US soldiers driving aid trucks, would cause huge issues for both countries, even as it would likely save lives overall.

One "accidental" airstrike on a US military aid convoy and you have real shit happening. Not to mention Hamas, fucks that they are, would be glad to kill some Americans if they could.

Its a 70+ yr mess, and ain't no one is solving it unless everyone involved is on board.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Armed boats and planes are a lot more difficult for Hamas terrorists to hijack and commandeer versus an unescorted slow moving heavy transport truck.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

So far the only attacks on food trucks have been done by Israeli's with the IDF standing idly by, watching it happen.

If you have proof otherwise, please show it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

Armed boats and planes are a lot more difficult for the IDF terrorists to blockade and bomb versus an unescorted slow moving heavy transport truck.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

I have no proof, fuck Israeli settlers, I hope they never see peace.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (4 children)

My reflection is on the USA Israel relation. Hamas is gonna Hamas no matter what.

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 3 months ago (26 children)

The entire force and best efforts from the United States military took over a month to build a pier and cost millions of dollars? Why the fuck did it take so long and cost so much?

[–] [email protected] 23 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Preparing for all the friendly fire

[–] [email protected] 25 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

"Israel has recently announced they suspect members of Hamas to be hiding out in the recently constructed US Pier"

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

I know this is supposed to be a sarcastic joke. However, nothing surprises me anymore. I won’t be surprised if such a thing would happen.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 3 months ago

“Our bad, we thought you were a journo”

[–] [email protected] 19 points 3 months ago (11 children)

How long does it normally take to build a pier for offloading commercial cargo?

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago

You should have quoted fir the job

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Had to get the pain and suffering out first.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

This your first encounter with the government?

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