It remains unclear who will deliver the aid into the Gaza Strip.
The Trident pier rests on the shore of Fort Story, Va., during the preliminary stages of the Joint Logistics-Over-the-Shore exercise, Aug.17, 2012.President Joe Biden's plan to build a humanitarian pier floating off the coast of Gaza that could enable delivery of, water and medicine into the devastated region is expect to cost at least $180 million and could top $200 million, ABC News has learned.
Officials also continue to discuss how to protect service members who will be operating three miles offshore of Gaza, where Hamas is believed to still operate. The effort has largely been seen as a political move by the president, who faced criticism for not doing more to try to rein in's destruction of Gaza following the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks inside Israel and for not forcing Israel to allow more humanitarian aid to get through. White House officials have acknowledged the pier is still weeks away and not as efficient in delivering aid as via ground convoys.
But with U.S. troops not allowed to go onshore, it's still not clear who will bring the cargo from the pier to shore and then distribute it. Officials have said only that it's working with "regional partners" on a solution that will ensure no American boots are on the ground in Gaza. Those operational details though became increasingly complicated after the recent Israeli airstrike that killed seven aid workers.
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