{"id":2232582,"date":"2024-04-29T11:17:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pier-in-gaza-to-cost-320-million\/"},"modified":"2024-04-29T11:20:16","modified_gmt":"2024-04-29T15:20:16","slug":"bidens-pier-in-gaza-to-cost-320-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bidens-pier-in-gaza-to-cost-320-million\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction of Biden&#8217;s Gaza Pier set to amount to $320M"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbidens-pier-in-gaza-to-cost-320-million%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2232582&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The U.S. military&#8217;s estimated cost for constructing a\u2062 pier near \u200cGaza\u2063 has reached $320 million, a significant increase from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/initial-projections-show-macron-losing-absolute-majority-in-french-parliament\/\" title=\"Initial Projections Show Macron Losing Absolute Majority in French Parliament\">initial projections<\/a>. \u2063This construction, involving around \u20631,000 service members, aims to \u2063deliver \u200dhumanitarian aid.\u2064 The initiative, announced by\u200b President \u2062Joe Biden, seeks to mitigate famine in Gaza by providing \u2062an alternative route for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/around-750000-households-face-eviction-in-2021-following-moratorium-ban-goldman-sachs\/\" title=\"Around 750,000 Households Face Eviction in 2021 Following Moratorium Ban: Goldman Sachs\">aid delivery<\/a> by sea. The \u2063cost of building a pier\u200d near Gaza by the U.S. military has surged to $320 million, \u2064surpassing initial\u200d estimates. This project, engaging\u200c approximately 1,000 service members, is dedicated \u2063to delivering humanitarian aid. President Joe Biden introduced this effort to address the looming famine in Gaza by establishing a sea-based aid delivery route.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The U.S. military&#8217;s cost estimate to build a pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid has risen to $320 million, a U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hispanic-caucus-takes-aim-at-african-american-veterans-service-on-key-panel\/\" title=\"Hispanic Caucus Takes Aim at African-American Veteran\u2019s Service on Key Panel\">defense official<\/a> and a source familiar with the matter told Reuters.<\/p>\n<p>The figure, which has not been previously reported, illustrates the massive scale of a construction effort that the Pentagon has said involves about 1,000 U.S. service members, mostly from the Army and Navy.<\/p>\n<p>Still, the cost has roughly doubled from initial estimates earlier this year, according to a person familiar with the matter.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The cost has not just risen. It has exploded,&#8221; Sen. Roger Wicker (Miss.), the top Republican on the Democratic-led Senate Armed Services Committee, told Reuters, when asked about the costs. &#8220;This dangerous effort with marginal benefit will now cost the American taxpayers at least $320 million to operate the pier for only 90 days.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Democratic president Joe Biden announced the pier in March as aid officials implored Israel to ease access for relief supplies into Gaza over land routes. By opening a second route for aid, this one by sea, Biden administration officials hope to avert famine in northern Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The terror group Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7, prompting Israel&#8217;s military campaign against the group in the Gaza Strip.<\/p>\n<p>Wicker and some other lawmakers have questioned whether the Gaza pier is a worthwhile endeavor, particularly given the risk that U.S. military personnel could become targets of Hamas militants.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;How much will taxpayers be on the hook once\u2014or if\u2014the pier is finally constructed?&#8221; Wicker asked. &#8220;For every day this mission continues, the price tag goes up and so does the level of risk for the 1,000 deployed troops within range of Hamas&#8217; rockets.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Concerns about the threat to American troops getting caught up in the Israel-Hamas war were underscored on Thursday as news emerged of a mortar attack near the area where the pier will eventually touch ground. No U.S. forces were present, however, and they were miles offshore\u2014beyond mortar range.<\/p>\n<p>Biden has ordered U.S. forces to not step foot on the Gaza shore.<\/p>\n<p>The pier will initially handle 90 trucks a day, but that number could go up to 150 trucks daily when it is fully operational. The United Nations said last week that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-cases-in-asia-surpass-100-million-reuters-tally\/\" title=\"COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million \u2013 Reuters tally\">daily average number<\/a> of trucks entering Gaza during April was 200 and that there had been a peak on Monday of 316.<\/p>\n<p>A senior Biden administration official said last week that humanitarian aid coming off the pier will need to pass through Israeli checkpoints on land.<\/p>\n<p>That is despite the aid having already been inspected by Israel in Cyprus before being shipped to Gaza. Israel wants to prevent any aid getting to Hamas fighters that boosts their war effort.<\/p>\n<p>The prospect of checkpoints raises questions about possible delays even after aid reaches shore. The United Nations has long complained of obstacles to getting aid in and distributing it throughout Gaza.\t<\/p>\n<p>The United Nations has appealed for $2.5 billion to try and meet the most urgent needs of the people living in the Gaza Strip between April and December.<\/p>\n<p><em>(Reporting by Phil Stewart; additional reporting by Idrees Ali and Michelle Nichols; editing by Jonathan Oatis.)<\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The cost to construct a pier near Gaza for humanitarian aid delivery by the U.S. military has surged to $320 million, as revealed by a U.S. defense official. 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