US confirms first aid trucks arrive via Gaza pier

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 Reuters An overhead shot of the Gaza pier under constructions

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The aid will be collected from a floating base before being transported to Gaza

The US military has confirmed that the first aid shipment via a temporary pier off Gaza has gone ashore.

US Central Command confirmed in a post on X that the aid trucks began moving ashore at about 0900 local time (0700 BST).

"This is an ongoing, multinational effort to deliver additional aid to Palestinian civilians in Gaza via a maritime corridor that is entirely humanitarian in nature," the post read, adding that no US troops went ashore.

However, the UN has warned that the maritime corridor is not a replacement for land routes, which are seen as the quickest and most effective way of delivering aid.

In the coming days around 500 tonnes of aid is expected to enter Gaza, according to US Central Command.

British personnel have been working with US counterparts aboard RFA Cardigan Bay to build and operate the pier, the Ministry of Defence has confirmed.

“The newly operational pier off the coast of Gaza will enable truckloads of humanitarian aid to reach Palestinians in dire need," said Defence Secretary Grant Shapps.

The US began building the floating base weeks ago to facilitate the delivery of aid to Gaza as Israel continues its military campaign against Hamas.

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