US military ships are working to build a pier for Gaza aid. It's going to cost at least $320 million
A U.S. Navy ship and several Army vessels involved in an American-led effort to bring more aid into the besieged Gaza Strip are offshore from the enclave and building out a floating platform for the operation. The Pentagon said Monday the construction and operation of the pier and aid delivery will cost at least $320 million. U.S. officials have confirmed the ongoing construction off the Gaza coast. The U.S. and Israel have said they hope to have the mobile pier in place and operations underway by early May. Aid has been slow to get into Gaza, with long backups of trucks awaiting Israeli inspections.