Pentagon's $230 Million Aid Pier in Gaza Faces Challenges, Future Uncertain

Gaza, Gaza Strip Palestine, State of
Half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger
Nearly 20 million pounds of aid delivered before shutdown
Operation shut down due to bad weather and rough seas
Pentagon's $230 million aid pier in Gaza faces challenges, future uncertain
UN warns current environment in Gaza is complex and challenging
Pentagon's $230 Million Aid Pier in Gaza Faces Challenges, Future Uncertain

The Pentagon is shutting down its aid operation in Gaza, which was set up to facilitate the delivery of aid to starving Palestinians. The pier system, which cost $230 million and was launched in mid-May, has faced numerous challenges due to bad weather and rough seas. Despite these challenges, the Pentagon believes that it has saved lives by delivering nearly 20 million pounds of aid to the coast of Gaza.

President Joe Biden announced the project in his State of the Union address in March as a makeshift effort to feed the population in Gaza, where Israel's military assault has intermittently shut off crossings that are crucial for supplies of food, fuel and other aid. However, due to technical problems and bad weather, the pier was only operational for about 20 days.

The U.S. Central Command tried to reattach the temporary pier to the beach in Gaza on Wednesday but were unsuccessful due to bad weather and technical problems. The Pentagon acknowledged the project's challenges but said it was far better than doing nothing.

Nearly half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger, and roughly 600 trucks of aid are needed every day to stave off famine-like conditions. The United Nations has warned that the current environment in Gaza is complex and more challenging than anything they have seen.

Despite these challenges, some sources claim that the Biden administration announced the expensive and logistically complicated pier project to avoid having to put meaningful political pressure on the Israeli government to increase aid access.

The U.S. military has not yet announced a final decision regarding the fate of the pier, but commanders in charge of the operation have recommended pulling the plug.


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Confidence

85%

Doubts
  • Final decision regarding pier's fate not yet announced by US military
  • Sources claim Biden administration announced project to avoid political pressure on Israeli government

Sources

92%

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U.S. military recommends permanently dismantling pier that's helping deliver aid into Gaza, sources say

CBS News Site: https://www.cbsnews.com/articles/about-us/ David Martin, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 09:46
  • Unique Points
    • U.S. military recommends permanently dismantling the Gaza pier.
    • The pier is currently in Ashdod, Israel.
  • Accuracy
    • President Biden previewed the temporary maritime corridor to help deliver aid to Gaza in his State of the Union address in March.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

95%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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Pentagon to shut down its troubled Gaza pier aid operation

NBC News Digital Wednesday, 17 July 2024 09:47
  • Unique Points
    • The Pentagon is shutting down its aid operation in Gaza.
    • Nearly half a million people in Gaza face catastrophic levels of hunger and require 600 trucks of aid daily.
  • Accuracy
    • The pier system was operational for only 20 days and helped deliver nearly 20 million pounds of aid.
    • President Biden previewed the temporary maritime corridor to help deliver aid to Gaza in his State of the Union address in March.
  • Deception (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication

74%

The overall score is a weighted number that takes into account conflict of interest, bias, deception and other practices that undermine the credibility of the source. It is calculated as:
(Site Conflicts Of Interest + Author Conflicts Of Interest) / 2.0 * 0.2 + ArticleBiasScore * 0.20 + UniquePointsScore * 0.05 + DeceptionScore * 0.20 + ReadabilityScore * 0.05 + FallacyScore * 0.20

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US Gaza pier to close after costing $230m for a day’s worth of aid

www.thenewhumanitarian.org Tuesday, 16 July 2024 14:28
  • Unique Points
    • The Biden administration announced the expensive and logistically complicated pier project to avoid having to put meaningful political pressure on the government of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to increase aid access.
  • Accuracy
    • Approximately how much aid was delivered via the pier during its lifespan in the given article: 8,000 metric tonnes or roughly equivalent to the number of trucks humanitarian agencies say need to enter Gaza every day.
    • Approximately how much aid was delivered via the pier during its lifespan in other articles: nearly 20 million pounds.
    • The UN's World Food Programme struggled to deliver that amount of aid in the given article.
    • Much of the aid sat on the beach due to dangerous conditions caused by fighting between Israel and Hamas in one of the other articles.
  • Deception (30%)
    The article contains selective reporting as it only reports on the failure of the US pier project in Gaza without mentioning any efforts made by other organizations or countries to deliver aid to the region. The author also uses emotional manipulation by describing the dire situation of people in Gaza and their dependence on aid to survive.
    • Around 90% of people in Gaza have been displaced from their homes – many multiple times – and more than 38,500 have been killed, according to health authorities in the enclave.
    • The population in the north of Gaza was also desperate, and public order had largely dissolved following months of brutal war.
  • Fallacies (100%)
    None Found At Time Of Publication
  • Bias (80%)
    The article does not contain any clear examples of political, religious, ideological, or monetary bias. However, the author does use language that depicts the Israeli government's actions as extreme and a hindrance to aid delivery in Gaza. For example: 'the biggest obstacle [to a more robust humanitarian response] – and still the biggest obstacle – is the policy of the Israeli government and the conduct of Israeli forces inside Gaza.' This language could be perceived as biased against Israel, but it is important to note that this perspective is widely held by many in the humanitarian community. The author also quotes Jeremy Konyndyk, who expresses a similar view. Therefore, while there may be some bias present in the article, it does not rise to a level that would significantly impact the accuracy or fairness of the reporting.
    • the biggest obstacle [to a more robust humanitarian response] – and still the biggest obstacle – is the policy of the Israeli government and the conduct of Israeli forces inside Gaza.
    • Site Conflicts Of Interest (100%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication
    • Author Conflicts Of Interest (0%)
      None Found At Time Of Publication