The U.S. military’s JLOTS pier is back in port in Ashdod, Israel, because it couldn’t be reattached to the beach in Gaza earlier this week, Pentagon spokesperson Sabrina Singh said.
It’s unclear if the pier can be reattached to get the final aid shipments from Cyprus into Gaza, Singh said.
“A re-anchoring date has not yet been set at this time,” she said.
The U.S. is considering alternatives for getting that aid into Gaza, including using Ashdod to receive the aid and then transferring it into Gaza via land routes, Singh said.
Humanitarian aid waits for distribution at the offloading area of the JLOTS pier in Gaza.
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She called the JLOTS pier “a success” because it provided assistance into Gaza to people who needed it.
The pier “will soon cease operations,” according to the Pentagon.
“We always said this was a temporary operation. It was always going to have an end date,” Singh said.
-ABC News’ Luis Martinez