Biden’s plan to import hundreds of thousands of people who hate the U.S. from Gaza is closer to a reality. As aid ships drop off aid, they will return with more migrants…. This in addition to flying them in from everywhere as well, all illegally.
After nearly two weeks of being out of commission, the U.S. military’s temporary pier has been repaired and reattached to a beach in Gaza on Friday morning. Humanitarian aid deliveries are expected to resume “in the coming days,” according to a top U.S. military official.
🇺🇸The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza by boat has been reconnected to the beach in the besieged territory after it broke apart in storms and rough seas.
Food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. Central Command announced Friday.… pic.twitter.com/s9POU5g0xH
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The Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) system, designed to provide an additional route for food and humanitarian aid into Gaza, had only been operational for a little more than a week before high seas damaged the pier. This necessitated extensive repairs, temporarily halting the U.S. efforts.
Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, the deputy of U.S. Central Command, announced, “I’m very pleased to announce that earlier this morning in Gaza, U.S. forces successfully attached the temporary pier to the Gaza beach.”
The damage affected the larger platform of the pier, which is crucial for unloading small Army vessels. Trucks would drive onto this platform, proceed to a marshaling area, and then transfer the aid to other trucks for distribution within Gaza by the United Nations’ World Food Program.
Cooper emphasized that the policy of no U.S. boots on the ground remains unchanged and anticipated that humanitarian assistance deliveries from the sea would resume shortly. The reattachment process was carried out by Israel Defense Forces engineers, similar to when the pier was first put into operation in mid-May.
However, high waves from a storm system north of Africa caused significant damage to the pier on May 25, leading to its towing to the port of Ashdod, Israel. Repairs took more than a week to complete. During its initial week of operations, the JLOTS system delivered 1,000 metric tons (over 2 million pounds) of aid to Gaza, accounting for about 30% of all aid delivered to Gaza that week.
Trojan horse
RETURNING – AMERICAN FLOATING DOCK TO GAZA
No Boots on the Ground? The American temporary pier built by US forces in Gaza has been used for military purposes !! pic.twitter.com/0uJKlZN7wF— Johann Spischak (@SDGMasterglass) June 9, 2024
With the resumption of operations, JLOTS will become the third aid route into Gaza, supplementing the two existing land routes. Cooper highlighted the system’s proven success and expressed plans to increase the volume of humanitarian assistance provided through the pier. Initially, the goal is to deliver 500,000 pounds of aid over the beach and to soon ramp up to a million pounds over every two-day period.
Although aid deliveries are expected to start soon, current weather conditions are being evaluated to ensure safe operations. Cooper mentioned that “thousands of pounds of aid” will be moved over the pier in the coming days. During the pier’s downtime, food deliveries to U.S. ships offshore continued, enabling a swift resumption of aid distribution once the pier was repaired.
Given the previous impact of weather conditions, contingency plans are in place should adverse weather once again pose a challenge. Prior to the JLOTS system’s arrival, the U.S. military had conducted air drops of food and humanitarian aid into Gaza, but these operations ceased due to renewed fighting in northern Gaza. Cooper indicated that these air drops are expected to resume soon.
In late May, a service member was injured during JLOTS operations and remains in critical condition. The individual has been transferred to the Brooke Army Medical Center in Texas for treatment.
The U.S. military-built pier designed to carry badly needed aid into Gaza has been reconnected to the beach and food and other supplies will begin to flow soon, U.S. officials said Friday.
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The Pentagon announced that the JLOTS pier system is projected to come in nearly $100 million under its initial $320 million estimated operating cost. Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh attributed the lower costs to reduced expenses for contracted truck drivers and commercial vessels, as well as the United Kingdom’s contribution of a birthing vessel for soldiers and sailors. The revised cost estimate is approximately $230 million, which includes the expenses for repairing the pier.
Major Points:
- The U.S. military’s temporary pier in Gaza has been repaired and reattached, with humanitarian aid deliveries expected to resume soon.
- The Joint Logistics Over the Shore (JLOTS) system was damaged by high seas after a week of operation, requiring extensive repairs.
- During its initial week, JLOTS delivered over 2 million pounds of aid to Gaza, accounting for 30% of the aid delivered that week.
- Vice Admiral Brad Cooper confirmed the reattachment and emphasized the policy of no U.S. boots on the ground in Gaza.
- The pier’s operating costs are projected to be nearly $100 million under the initial estimate, thanks to lower expenses for contracted services and contributions from the UK.
Susan Guglielmo – Reprinted with permission of Whatfinger News
