Gaza floating pier

The Gaza floating pier was a temporary U.S. military-built floating dock facility, first proposed immediately before U.S. President Joe Biden's 2024 State of the Union Address on March 7, 2024. It operated between May and July 2024. Constructed by U.S. military forces based on ships offshore of the Gaza Strip and linked to the shore by a causeway, the pier was designed to enable the delivery of maritime cargo for humanitarian assistance to Gaza. The unloading point joined the Israeli-controlled Netzarim Corridor, with the World Food Programme overseeing the aid's receipt and distribution. U.S. President Joe Biden stated that Israel "must also do its part." He noted, "Humanitarian assistance cannot be a secondary consideration or a bargaining chip. Protecting and saving innocent lives has to be a priority." Israel planned to inspect the humanitarian aid in Cyprus before it was shipped to the pier and again at Israeli checkpoints in Gaza once it was moved off the pier. The pier could deliver 150 trucks of aid per day. After its collapse, it was described by Stephen Walt as an expensive PR stunt to sidestep pressuring Israel to open its border crossings. The United States denied allegations that Israeli forces had used the Gaza floating pier during the Nuseirat rescue and massacre. At its closure announcement on July 17, the pier had been operational for 20 days, delivering 8,800

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