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Harsh Weather Delays Construction of Gaza Aid Pier
Newsmax ^ | May 4, 2024 | Nick Koutsobinas

Posted on 05/04/2024 10:29:45 AM PDT by Navy Patriot

The U.S. military said Friday that construction of a $320 million floating pier off the coast of the Gaza Strip, which is to be used to deliver humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians caught up in Israel's war against Iranian-backed Hamas terrorists, was temporarily suspended because of harsh weather.

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To: Navy Patriot

how about sending aid on rockets and drones?


21 posted on 05/04/2024 11:23:09 AM PDT by DouglasKC
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To: Trump Girl Kit Cat

And the US personnel are no doubt delighted to be in the beautiful modern city of Ashdod with nightlife and tasteful tourist attractions rather than floating in rifle range of homicidal jihadis.


22 posted on 05/04/2024 11:31:37 AM PDT by jjotto ( Blessed are You LORD, who crushes enemies and subdues the wicked.)
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To: Navy Patriot

Yeah, harsh weather and the intermittent Hamas mortar attacks.

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23 posted on 05/04/2024 12:10:16 PM PDT by Celtic Conservative (My cats are more amusing than 200 channels worth of TV.)
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To: DesertRhino

Agreed. that has to be part of the agenda for this stupid pier, it sure ain’t needed for its stated purpose


24 posted on 05/04/2024 12:35:14 PM PDT by faithhopecharity (“Politicians are not born. They're excreted.” Marcus Tillius Cicero (106 to 43 BCE))
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To: Navy Patriot

Terrorist Aid Port Delayed


25 posted on 05/04/2024 1:14:09 PM PDT by NWFree (Sigma male 🤪)
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To: DesertRhino

That pier or dock isn’t to deliver anything. It’s to make it easier for the Biden administration to get the population out of Gaza and onto ships headed for a US port.


26 posted on 05/04/2024 2:12:46 PM PDT by Flint
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To: jjotto

General Austin had the audacity at the senate hearing about us having boots on the ground to say it is NOT considered boots on the ground because they are on a pier!!! Boots on a pier doesn’t have to be told to congress OR the American people!! What an UTTER MORON this DEI general is!!


27 posted on 05/04/2024 2:43:13 PM PDT by Trump Girl Kit Cat (Yosemite Sam raising hell)
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