The temporary pier that the U.S. military constructed and put in place to provide much-needed humanitarian aid for Gaza has broken apart in rough seas, the Pentagon said on Tuesday.

The latest calamity to befall the pier endeavor punctuated a particularly grim several days in Gaza, where Israeli forces have ramped up attacks on the city of Rafah just two days after carrying out a deadly strike that killed dozens of people.

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Army engineers are working to put the pier back together and Defense Department officials hope that it “will be fully operational in just a little over a week,” she said.

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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    But that would mean our sailors would be within shooting distance of Gaza!

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      6 months ago

      That’s their job, go where the mission is.

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        6 months ago

        But but there might be…

        Danger! Hazardous Duty Pay!

        Nobody authorized that.