{"id":2250677,"date":"2024-05-22T18:20:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pentagon-admits-us-built-pier-to-gaza-has-failed-to-provide-any-aid\/"},"modified":"2024-05-22T18:23:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T22:23:04","slug":"report-pentagon-admits-us-built-pier-to-gaza-has-failed-to-provide-any-aid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/report-pentagon-admits-us-built-pier-to-gaza-has-failed-to-provide-any-aid\/","title":{"rendered":"Article: Pentagon Acknowledges Failure of US-Built Gaza Pier in Providing Aid"},"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\">22<\/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%2Freport-pentagon-admits-us-built-pier-to-gaza-has-failed-to-provide-any-aid%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=2250677&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 $320\u200c million Gaza pier, initiated by President Joe Biden for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-administration-faces-mounting-pressure-to-act-in-ethiopian-conflict\/\" title=\"Biden Administration Faces Mounting Pressure to Act in Ethiopian Conflict\">humanitarian aid<\/a>, has failed in its mission, with\u200c aid being diverted by looters. Despite efforts to aid Palestinian settlements disrupted by conflict, the delivery has fallen short, prompting discussion on alternative aid distribution routes to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/bass-under-fire-for-praise-of-ethiopian-prime-minister\/\" title=\"Bass Under Fire for Praise of Ethiopian Prime Minister\">ensure assistance reaches<\/a> those in need. The humanitarian aid \u2064project involving \u200dthe $320 million Gaza pier, launched \u2063by President Joe Biden, has faced setbacks as the aid meant for \u2064Palestinians \u2064was diverted by looters. Amid challenges caused by conflicts, the delivery to Palestinian settlements has been inadequate, sparking conversations on alternative distribution\u200c methods to ensure aid reaches the intended recipients effectively.  <\/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<header> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/news\/\">  News <\/a>   <span> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <span>   By <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/%20\"><span>Jack Davis<\/span><\/a> <\/span> <span>   May 22, 2024 at 1:54pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>The $320 million pier that President Joe Biden ordered built to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/netanyahu-calls-joe-biden-my-friend-for-supporting-israeli-efforts-in-gaza\/\" title=\"Netanyahu Calls Joe Biden \u2018My Friend\u2019 For Supporting Israeli Efforts In Gaza\">provide humanitarian aid<\/a> to Gaza has so far only delivered aid to those who looted trucks filled with goods.<\/p>\n<p>No aid made it from the pier to the main Palestinian settlements, where food deliveries have been disrupted as Israel seeks to root out Hamas terrorists in the Gaza Strip, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2024\/05\/21\/politics\/us-gaza-pier-aid-not-delivered\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pier was declared open for business Friday and offloaded goods from ships that had docked there. All told, 16 trucks began their journey, but only five made it, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/middle-east\/no-us-pier-aid-un-gaza-two-days-after-truck-incident-2024-05-20\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a>. The other 11 trucks were ransacked by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-betrays-voters-admits-obvious-truth-israels-conflict-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Gaza<\/a> residents before they reached their destination.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Gaza aid pier may be the most expensive piece of performance art ever created. This was destined to fail. Our tax dollars hard at work. For Hamas. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wma3Gzrilt\">https:\/\/t.co\/wma3Gzrilt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bill Roggio (@billroggio) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/billroggio\/status\/1792670750077554747?\">May 20, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cCrowds had stopped the trucks at various points along the way. There was \u2026 what I think I would refer to as self-distribution,\u201d U.N. representative Stephane Dujarric said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/un-plans-new-aid-routes-gaza-desperate-crowds-halt-deliveries-us-built-pier\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey\u2019ve not seen trucks for a while,\u201d Reuters quoted a U.N. official it did not name as saying. \u201cThey just basically mounted on the trucks and helped themselves to some of the food parcels.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Since the looting, no trucks have rolled.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe need to make sure that the necessary security and logistical arrangements are in place before we proceed,\u201d the U.N. official said, according to Reuters.<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Are you surprised that aid has not reached the people of Gaza?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Footage shows hundreds of Palestinians looting aid convoy in Gaza, blocking delivery from US pier <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QsVC9mzM7o\">https:\/\/t.co\/QsVC9mzM7o<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Yahoo?\">@Yahoo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/democrats?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#democrats<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/antisemitism?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#antisemitism<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hasilskilt (@Hasilkilt1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Hasilkilt1\/status\/1793336395576098993?\">May 22, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Pentagon representative Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder indicated Tuesday the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-us-military-scrambling-build-floating-dock-urgently-needed-aid-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">pier<\/a> had not accomplished much yet, according to CNN.<\/p>\n<p>Asked if any <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/biden-announces-massive-humanitarian-aid-package-gaza\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aid<\/a> had been delivered, Ryder said, \u201cAs of today, I do not believe so.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Ryder said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/nyt-admits-hamas-supplies-civilians-desperately-need-squad-now\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aid<\/a> that arrived to date has been \u201cintercepted by some people who took that aid off those vehicles.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/clwgv4mqm000e3b6jvg4tm4fm@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\" data-analytics-observe=\"off\">\u201cFully appreciating the desperation, but also fully appreciating the fact that it is very important that this aid get to the people who need it most, that\u2019s going to continue to be the focus. So I understand, you know, the focus on why is this not working, or why is that not working, but what we\u2019re focused on is how we can work to ensure that the Palestinian people get the aid,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the U.S., Israel and the UN are trying to create \u201calternative routes\u201d to distribute the aid.<\/p>\n<p>Ryder said 569 metric tons of aid had been delivered, short of what Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of the U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, said last week when he set a goal of 500 tons per day to be delivered.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Due to logistical issues in distributing the aid coming in through the pier, US, Israeli and UN officials are discussing \u201calternative routes\u201d for the safe movement of staff and cargo, Ryder adds<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Lara Seligman (@laraseligman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/laraseligman\/status\/1792990156707758566?\">May 21, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ryder tried to be upbeat, saying the military was taking a \u201ccrawl, walk, run\u201d approach, solving problems as they arise, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/21\/world\/middleeast\/gaza-aid-pier-food.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo I think you\u2019re going to see as we work together the amount of aid increase and the ability to get it distributed increase,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>A representative of the World Food Program was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/israel-sends-humanitarian-aid-to-gaza-strip-hamas-turns-it-away\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">less hopeful<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless we receive the necessary clearance and coordination to use additional routes, this operation may not be successful,\u201d WFP representative Steve Taravella said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/us-pier-gaza-famine-israel-1feae14dac670bb4de0467988799c5c6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<div>\n<p><b><i>A Note from Our Deputy Managing Editor:<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><i><span>\u201cWe don\u2019t even know if an election will be held in 2024.\u201d Those 12 words have been stuck in my head since I first read them. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Former Lt. Gen. 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We have to unite and fight for our country, otherwise we will lose it. And if we lose the America we love in 2024, we\u2019ll lose it for good. Can we <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>count on you<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  to help? <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>With you we will be able to field journalists, do more investigative work, expose more corruption, and get desperately needed truth to millions of Americans. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>We can do this only with your help. Please don\u2019t wait one minute.<\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>  Donate right now<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Thank you for reading,<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Josh Manning<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>Deputy Managing Editor<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<p><i><span>P.S. Please <\/span><\/i><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/donate\/?hosted_button_id=BM6XAWRJ8NS7A&#038;utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><i><span>stand with us<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>  today.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"author-info-44685\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/author\/russdavis\/\">  <\/a> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p><label for=\"summary-tab-radio-44685\">Summary<\/label><label for=\"more-info-tab-radio-44685\">More<span> Biographical Information<\/span><\/label><label for=\"posts-tab-radio-44685\">Recent<span> Posts<\/span><\/label><label for=\"contact-tab-radio-44685\" onclick=\"if( typeof grecaptcha=='undefined' ) { let cap_s=document.createElement( 'script' ); cap_s.src='https:\/\/www.google.com\/recaptcha\/api.js?render=6LeJFcsUAAAAAPsIEqvB1EebWbZfqRUe6ebMpGy7'; document.body.appendChild( cap_s ); }\">Contact<\/label><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>  Jack Davis is a freelance writer who joined The Western Journal in July 2015 and chronicled the campaign that saw President Donald Trump elected. Since then, he has written extensively for The Western Journal on the Trump administration as well as foreign policy and military issues. <br \/> Jack can be reached at jackwritings1@gmail.com. <\/p>\n<p>  Location <\/p>\n<p>  New York City <\/p>\n<p>  Languages Spoken <\/p>\n<p>  English <\/p>\n<p>  Topics of Expertise <\/p>\n<p>  Politics, Foreign Policy, Military &#038; Defense Issues <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a news report by Jack Davis on May 22, 2024, at 1:54 pm, the $320 million Gaza pier, commissioned by President Joe Biden for humanitarian aid, has mainly benefited looters who stole goods from trucks. 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