FACT CHECK: X Post Falsely Claims US-Built Pier In Gaza Collapsed Into The Sea
A post shared on X claims a U.S.-built pier in Gaza purportedly collapsed into the sea. Red Alert 🚨 The US-built pier in Gaza has collapsed into the sea. It cost $320 million.#USA #Israel #Gaza #PALESTINE #Rafah #Barbecue pic.twitter.com/L8L3DrMvKm — Bharat Spectrum (@BharatSpectrum) May 30, 2024 Verdict: False According to a May 28 article from The […]
UN plans new aid routes in Gaza after crowds halt deliveries from US-built pier
The United Nations is planning a new route for delivering aid from a US-built floating dock in the Gaza Strip after crowds blocked 11 trucks, halting deliveries for several days. The temporary jetty was erected last Thursday amid international pressure on Israel to increase supplies to the Gaza Strip. Operation Pier, announced by President Biden, […]
None of the 569 metric tons of aid delivered to US-built pier has reached Palestinians, some ‘intercepted’ by looters, Pentagon says
More than 569 tons of humanitarian aid has arrived in the Gaza Strip over a U.S.-built floating pier, but none of it has been delivered to Palestinian civilians, the Pentagon announced Tuesday. The structure was built by the US military to alleviate the humanitarian crisis in the war-torn region and was completed last Thursday. However, […]
Pentagon admits the US-built pier to Gaza is failing to provide aid
Pentagon spokesman Maj. Gen. Patrick Ryder said Tuesday that the department estimates that none of the more than 500 tons of aid from the U.S.-built pier reached the people of Gaza. The U.S. pier was authorized by President Joe Biden’s administration to distribute more aid within the war zone, on top of the aid brought […]