US completes construction of Gaza pier, Pentagon says

The US has completed the construction of a floating pier off the coast of Gaza, but weather conditions are preventing the final assembly, the Pentagon said.

“As of today, the construction of the two portions of the JLOTS – the floating pier and the Trident pier – are complete and awaiting final movement offshore,” Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh said.

"Today there are still forecasted high winds and high sea swells, which are causing unsafe conditions for the JLOTS components to be moved. So the pier sections and military vessels involved in its construction are still positioned at the port of Ashdod,"  Singh added.