WASHINGTON (AP) — Battling rough seas around Gaza, the U.S. now is considering abandoning efforts to reinstall the pier that has been used to get badly needed humanitarian aid to starving Palestinians, two U.S. officials said Thursday.
The White House and the Defense Department both said Thursday that the pier will cease operations “soon” but would not specify timing.
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