US military teams completed the construction of the temporary pier that will be used to unload humanitarian aid into Gaza, CNN reports, but crews must wait for calmer waters and clearer weather to push the structures into place and secure them.
The system, known as JLOTS, consists of large panels that snap together out at sea and then pushed into place onto the beach. Once installed it will facilitate operations to load containers from small cargo ships like the MV Sagamore directly onto trucks to speed distribution into the besieged area. Currently anchored in Cyprus, the Sagamore will be the first ship to deliver aid to Gaza when the pier is opened.