Fox News Digital obtained satellite imagery showing the destruction of a temporary pier set up by US forces on the Gaza coast earlier this month.
The $320 million structure lasted for about a week before collapsing in bad weather. The Biden administration says it is working to repair the pier, which was used as a transit point for aid shipments to the Gaza Strip, but has not given a timeline for completion.
Images show that less than a third of the pier remains intact, with no visible remains of the deeper parts of the structure.
The United States announced on Tuesday that it had been forced to halt aid deliveries to the pier, even though much of the damage had occurred before then.
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Earlier this week, four boats that were stabilising the pier broke apart due to rough seas, worsening the pier’s condition.
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Of the four stabilization vessels that left earlier this week, two drifted north and landed on the Israeli coast at Ashdod, while the remaining two Beach near the pier.
The pier has been used to deliver about 569 tons of aid to the Gaza Strip, but as of last week the Pentagon confirmed that none of it had been delivered to the Palestinians.
The pier has been used to deliver about 569 tons of aid to the Gaza Strip, but as of last week the Pentagon confirmed that none of it had been delivered to the Palestinians.
The pier collapse was the result of a massive Israeli attack Operation Rafah, For the first time since the war began, tanks entered the city center.
Of the four stabilization boats that left earlier this week, two have drifted north and landed on the Israeli coast at Ashdod, while the other two remain anchored on the shore near the pier. (U.S. Army via The Associated Press)
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A witness in Rafah told Reuters the Israelis appeared to be using remote-controlled armored vehicles because no personnel were immediately seen in or around them. The IDF did not comment on the reports.
