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U.S. military says aid is now being delivered into Gaza over a floating pier

The image provided by U.S, Central Command, shows U.S. Army soldiers, U.S. Navy sailors and Israel Defense Forces placing the Trident Pier on the coast of Gaza Strip on Thursday. (AP)

WASHINGTON — Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip rolled across a newly built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time Friday as Israeli restrictions on border crossings and heavy fighting hinder food and other supplies reaching people there.

The shipment is the first in an operation that American military officials anticipate could scale up to 150 truckloads a day entering the Gaza Strip as Israel presses in on the southern city of Rafah as its 7-month offensive against Hamas rages on.

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