British aid supplies among first to be delivered to Gaza using US military's floating pier
A shipment of UK humanitarian aid, including nearly 100 tonnes of shelter coverage kits, has left Cyprus and will be part of the first delivery to a temporary pier that has been built on the coast of Gaza.
US military engineers have been constructing the pier, which has now been anchored to the beach ready for deliveries to start arriving.
Central Command said the pier was part of the United States' mission to deliver additional humanitarian aid to Palestinian civilians in need, although no US troops would enter Gaza.
Trucks carrying humanitarian assistance are expected to begin moving ashore in the coming days, where the United Nations will receive the aid and co-ordinate its distribution into Gaza.
An estimated 90 truckloads of international aid is expected into Gaza each day, with this figure being scaled up to 150 truckloads a day once the operation is in full swing.
The 550-metre causeway will enable more aid to be brought in, including as many as two million meals a day.
The Joint Logistics Over-the-Shore (JLOTS) system consists of two key components - the floating pier where shipments will be offloaded and the causeway to transfer the shipments to the distribution point in Gaza.
RFA vessel Cardigan Bay supported the US military's construction of the pier by housing hundreds of American soldiers and sailors who were involved in building the structure.
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