Heavy seas batter US Gaza maritime aid mission, CENTCOM says

Palestinians gather in the hope of obtaining aid delivered into Gaza through a US-built pier, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, as seen from central Gaza Strip, May 19, 2024. (Reuters)
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  • No injuries were reported and the aid pier remains fully functional

TAMPA: Heavy seas battered the US maritime humanitarian mission to Gaza on Saturday, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said, with four vessels serving a floating aid delivery pier breaking free from their moorings.

No injuries were reported and the aid pier remains fully functional, CENTCOM said in a statement, adding that no US personnel would enter Gaza.

Two of the affected vessels were now anchored on the beach near the pier and the other two were beached on the coast of Israel near Ashkelon, CENTCOM said, adding that efforts to recover the vessels were under way with assistance from the Israeli Navy.