{"id":2254618,"date":"2024-05-28T20:12:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-built-port-for-aid-in-gaza-heavily-damaged-forced-to-be-removed-as-brutal-conditions-get-worse\/"},"modified":"2024-05-28T20:14:54","modified_gmt":"2024-05-29T00:14:54","slug":"american-built-port-for-aid-in-gaza-heavily-damaged-forced-to-be-removed-as-brutal-conditions-get-worse","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/american-built-port-for-aid-in-gaza-heavily-damaged-forced-to-be-removed-as-brutal-conditions-get-worse\/","title":{"rendered":"Deteriorating Conditions Force Removal of American-Built Aid Port in Gaza"},"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%2Famerican-built-port-for-aid-in-gaza-heavily-damaged-forced-to-be-removed-as-brutal-conditions-get-worse%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=2254618&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>Here is the summary:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On May 28, 2024, President Joe \u200dBiden&#8217;s $320 million aid pledge to Hamas \u200dfaced challenges as the Gaza pier suffered <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wall-street-journal-climate-deaths-hit-record-low-in-2021\/\" title=\"Wall Street Journal: Climate Deaths Hit Record Low in 2021\">weather-related damage<\/a>. Army engineers are now \u2064tasked\u2063 with repairs.\u200c Operational issues, cost concerns, and security risks cast doubt on the project&#8217;s efficacy and strategic \u200dimportance.&#8221; The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-democrats-senate-majority-in-peril-after-lawmaker-arrested-for-burglary\/\" title=\"Minnesota Democrats Face Senate Majority Threat Due to Legislator's Burglary Arrest\">provided summary effectively encapsulates<\/a> \u2064the key points regarding President Biden&#8217;s aid pledge to Hamas and the challenges faced by the Gaza\u2064 pier due to weather-related damage. It highlights \u200cthe\u2063 involvement of \u200cArmy engineers in the repair efforts and raises concerns about operational effectiveness,\u200b cost implications,\u2064 and security \u2064vulnerabilities \u2064impacting\u2063 the project&#8217;s strategic\u2064 value and success.  <\/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 28, 2024 at 3:47pm <\/span> <\/span>  <\/header>\n<section>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2019s $320 million gesture to Hamas is a washout.<\/p>\n<p>The temporary pier built off the Gaza coast is being taken to the repair shop after it was not able to handle the weather, the Pentagon said Tuesday, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/gaza-pier-damage-weather-seas-boats-f45634fb85e2ac6aec9b814c36ea3526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnfortunately, we had a perfect storm of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-military-forced-to-halt-shipments-on-bidens-gaza-pier-after-it-falls-apart\/\" title=\"U.S. Military Stops Shipments at Biden's Gaza Pier Due to Structural Failure\">high sea states<\/a>, and then, as I mentioned, this North African weather system also came in at the same time, creating not an optimal environment to operate,\u201d Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2024\/05\/28\/us\/politics\/gaza-pier-damaged.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The pier will now be the project of Army engineers, who will put the pier back together.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: AMERICAN GAZA PORT SINKING<\/p>\n<p>GAZA: Netzerim Beach: Reports are coming in that the American pier in Gaza is sinking. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/oJCGjD6OdE\">pic.twitter.com\/oJCGjD6OdE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Open Source Intel (@Osint613) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Osint613\/status\/1795146748077166601?\">May 27, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cFrom when it was operational, it was working, and we just had sort of an unfortunate confluence of weather storms that made it inoperable for a bit,\u201d Singh said, according to AP. \u201cHopefully just a little over a week, we should be back up and running.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Repairs will be made in the Israeli community of Ashdod<\/p>\n<p>Singh said that the service member who was seriously injured last week remains in critical condition.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: US officials just revealed that they have temporarily halted Gaza deliveries after their newly-built pier has sunk.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Biden took $320 million of our money to build them a floating pier\u2026 only for it to sink within days. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/krNWYW77PE\">pic.twitter.com\/krNWYW77PE<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1795510421920608275?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>On Saturday, parts of the pier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/disaster-bidens-gaza-pier-washes-away-us-navy-ships-run-aground-trying-retrieve\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">washed away<\/a> after rough seas struck, leading four vessels to be beached.<\/p>\n<p>Even when operational, the pier had not met U.S. goals for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/truth-gaza-aid-pier-nauseating-tax-money-going-right-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">delivering aid<\/a>, with some of the aid that was delivered being looted by Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Even before the pier was hauled off, Republican Rep. Michael Waltz of Florida said the project was not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/bidens-got-big-problem-28-delegates-now-uncommitted\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">worth the cost<\/a> and risk, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/world\/bidens-320m-gaza-pier-over-budget-under-constant-threat-purely-political-misadventure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The 12-day life of Biden\u2019s $320 million pier:<\/p>\n<p>May 17: \u201cAid flows into Gaza over massive U.S. pier\u201d<\/p>\n<p>May 21: \u201cNone of the aid from U.S. pier has been delivered\u201d<\/p>\n<p>May 25: Pier damaged but \u201cstill functional\u201d<\/p>\n<p>TODAY: \u201cPier operations suspended after piece breaks off\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/LIROYAxZOy\">pic.twitter.com\/LIROYAxZOy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 John Hasson (@SonofHas) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SonofHas\/status\/1795512061213982725?\">May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cAt the end of the day, it\u2019s unnecessarily putting our people in harm\u2019s way. It\u2019s costing a lot. It\u2019s pulling assets that should be used elsewhere, and I just don\u2019t think it\u2019s going to accomplish anything near what he\u2019s promised,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been briefed that two Navy destroyers are assigned to patrol the waters around the pier. Are those being included in their sustained fuel operating costs? The cost of their crew? That\u2019s unclear \u2026 and then there\u2019s opportunity cost, right? Those destroyers and other assets, air assets or what have you, are being dedicated to secure this thing from any type of drone or land attack that could be rested and refit in the U.S. and could be used elsewhere.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"firefly-poll-container\">\n<p>Do you stand with Israel?<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Waltz said the issue has never been getting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-pentagon-admits-us-built-pier-gaza-failed-provide-aid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">aid to Gaza<\/a>, but remains getting to places within Gaza where it is needed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s going to run into the exact same problems the land routes have faced once it gets across the border,\u201d Waltz said. \u201cThe trucks get ransacked. They get attacked. When they do make it to the warehouse, it\u2019s Hamas controlling the warehouses.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Waltz said the mission is not as simple as it sounds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJust getting the amount of material out there in what is often a rough sea state, in a very difficult environment, has been a problem,\u201d he explained. \u201cThen, I think we just have this false notion of no boots on the ground coming from Biden and the administration.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI mean, technically, there\u2019s no boots touching sand, but they\u2019re on a dock that\u2019s touching the sand, and we confirmed at a hearing they\u2019re very close to shore. 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Please don\u2019t let the America-hating left win. <\/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 today<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span>!<\/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>President Biden&#8217;s $320 million aid gesture to Hamas flops as the Gaza pier, unable to withstand the weather, heads to the repair shop, states the Pentagon. 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