Gaza humanitarian pier construction over half complete, Pentagon says
The humanitarian pier being constructed off the coast of Gaza by U.S. soldiers is over 50% complete, deputy Pentagon press secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters Wednesday.
The pier, known as JLOTS, is on track to meet the early May time frame for delivery, she said.
"The floating pier has been completely constructed and set up. The causeway is in progress," she said.
Singh said the United Nations will be responsible for distributing the aid once the pier is open, and that the drivers of the delivery trucks will be from a third party and not U.S. forces.
When asked how security will be handled to prevent strikes on aid workers, Singh said the Israel Defense Forces "has shown that they are taking steps to mitigate that from happening again."
-ABC News' Nathan Luna