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Wrecked Gaza pier touted by Biden ‘absolutely’ will resume deliveries, White House says
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0:52Now PlayingWhite House spokesman John Kirby insisted Tuesday that the badly damaged temporary pier that President Biden unveiled in his State of the Union address will resume aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip — while arguing it was never meant to be the primary method of delivering food and supplies.
“Does the president still believe that the temporary pier is a viable platform to get aid into Gaza?” a reporter asked at the regular White House briefing as the US military prepares to detach and move the storm-battered $320 million floating dock to the Israeli city of Ashdod for repairs.
“Absolutely, as a supplement,” Kirby replied, despite the pier closing after only about 10 days as Israel fights Hamas terrorists in their final bastion of Rafah.
“It was never intended to supplant what you can do on the ground, through trucks and getting those crossings open — we said that from the get-go,” Kirby insisted — despite the facility being a signature announcement in Biden’s annual speech to Congress on March 7.
“We also said it’s going to be tough. It’s been tough. Weather plays a role. I mean, Mother Nature has a say here. And the Eastern Med, even in the summertime can be a pretty rough place, and that’s what’s happening right now,” Kirby went on.
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