US military says Gaza pier project completed, aid to start flowing in soon

The US military has finished building a floating pier in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, with officials saying they are ready to begin ferrying aid to the besieged Palestinian enclave.

The pier's completion comes two months after US President Joe Biden ordered it, and follows Israel's seizure and closure of Gaza's Rafah border crossing with Egypt, stripping millions of Palestinians from much needed aid.

While the pier is supposed to support aid deliveries, it is not expected to replace the cheaper and more efficient land deliveries that are now largely blocked off.

Though it is a US-mandated project, American officials insist that their troops will not set foot in Gaza.