Actually the pier is to deliver food, water and medical supplies to the 2 million Palestinians who are being whipsawed between Arab extremists and other Arab countries who have complained about the situation for decades, but have never been willing to do anything constructive about it. Fifty years ago I decided that the hatreds on all sides were so severe that this issue would never be solved in my lifetime. I am now 85, and am still of the same opinion.
What Hamas will do is steal anything that is delivered and sell it back to the people. The United States has no business in taking on the responsibility of building a pier, unless the Israelis requested their assistance. If they did, the Israelis should be responsible for managing all activities that are done there. How many Israeli lives have been lost due to ‘letting’ the UN or US operate? I understand your compassion, but in the real world, the Israelis have been taught an expensive lesson over the years - they must control, or Hamas will.