The flow of aid through a temporary pier off the coast of Gaza has resumed after it was preemptively detached from the beach to ride out rough seas, the Pentagon confirmed.

"I can confirm that U.S. Central Command personnel re-anchored and re-established the temporary pier to the Gaza beach yesterday," Pentagon spokesperson Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder told reporters Thursday. "As has been the case in the past, Israeli Defense Force engineers provided all the necessary support to ensure the safe and placement of the pier on the beach. And there were no U.S. boots on the ground during the reestablishment of the pier."

Since resuming overnight, more than 1.4. million pounds of humanitarian assistance has flowed from Cyprus to Gaza, he said.

Overall, more than 9.1 million pounds have been delivered through the corridor since May 17, he said.

Ryder stressed that no end-date has been established for the pier mission.

"We'll continue to facilitate the transfer of humanitarian aid via the maritime corridor and as always take necessary steps to ensure the safety and security of the personnel operating the pier to include adjusting to sea states in the eastern Mediterranean Sea," he said.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

White House national security spokesman John Kirby said the video released by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claiming the U.S. had paused weapons shipments was a surprise.

The video was "perplexing to say the least" and "certainly disappointing, especially given that no other country is doing more to help Israel defend itself," Kirby told reporters on Thursday.

Netanyahu said in a video Tuesday, "It's inconceivable that in the past few months, the administration has been withholding weapons and ammunitions to Israel."

Asked if the administration had any sense of why Netanyahu felt it was necessary to release the video, Kirby reiterated their frustration.

"No idea. You'd have to talk to the prime minister about what prompted him to do that. Again, it was vexing and disappointing to us -- as much as it was incorrect. So difficult to know exactly what was on his mind," he said.

Kirby was also asked about efforts behind the scenes to get an apology from Netanyahu over the video. Kirby said, "I think we've made it abundantly clear to our Israeli counterparts from various vehicles our deep disappointment in the statements expressed in that video and our concerns over the accuracy in the statements made."

Netanyahu said in response Thursday, "I am ready to suffer personal attacks provided that Israel receives from the U.S. the ammunition it needs in the war for its existence."

Kirby also confirmed that national security adviser Jake Sullivan was still holding a meeting on Thursday with high-level Israeli officials.

Kirby said the "wide-ranging meeting" will include "everything that's going on with the Gaza war, with our support to Israel, with our efforts to get a better sense of how they're continuing to prosecute operations against Hamas, as well as continuing to talk about the importance of closing on this deal."

-ABC News’ Molly Nagle and Michelle Stoddart

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met Thursday with the families of hostages declared dead in Gaza.

Netanyahu met with rescued hostages right away but has received criticism for not meeting with the families of the dead until now.

"We are committed to returning all of them, all 120 abductees -- the living and the victims alike," Netanyahu said to the families. "We will not give up on anyone."

The Hostage Center is holding another large rally on Saturday calling for the government to reach a cease-fire deal and bring the rest of the hostages home.

-ABC News’ Will Gretsky

The temporary pier (JLOTS) off the coast of Gaza has been reattached to the beach, according to two defense officials. Aid should begin flowing soon says one of the officials.

Since the pier first became operational on May 7, more than 3,500 metric tons of humanitarian aid have been transported to that beach for distribution inside Gaza.

But the pier has had two lengthy breaks in service, the first time when rough seas broke off sections of the pier, and this latest preemptive move to the port of Ashdod so it could ride out rough seas to avoid a repetition of the first break in service.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez

The Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday that "operational plans for an offensive in Lebanon were approved and validated, and decisions were taken on the continuation of increasing the readiness of troops in the field."

White House officials are worried about a second war front opening between Israel and Lebanon at Israel’s northern border, dispatching a top aide to President Joe Biden to the region.

Amos Hochstein, a special envoy and deputy assistant at the White House, met Tuesday with Nabih Berri, the speaker of the Lebanese parliament.

"It's in everyone's interest to resolve it quickly and diplomatically. That is both achievable and it is urgent," Hochstein said, according to a transcript provided by the White House.

When asked if the two countries are on the brink of war, Hochstein said he believes a diplomatic solution is possible, adding, "But this is a very serious situation that we are in."

This meeting followed Hochstein’s in-person meetings with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli officials on Monday.

White House national security spokesman John Kirby confirmed on Monday that the administration was concerned about the war in Gaza widening to Lebanon.

"If we weren't concerned about the possibility of escalation and a full blown, second front there, to the north, we wouldn't still be involved in such intense diplomacy that Mr. Hochstein is over there right now," Kirby told reporters in a press call.

-ABC News’ Anne Flaherty