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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Lolita C. Baldor

The US-built pier in Gaza broke apart. Here's how we got here and what might be next

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A string of security, logistical and weather problems has battered the plan to deliver desperately needed humanitarian aid to Gaza through a U.S. military-built pier.

Broken apart by strong winds and heavy seas just over a week after it became operational, the project faces criticism that it hasn’t lived up to its initial billing or its $320 million price tag.

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