So, the US military is gearing up to break down this $320 million pier in Gaza that was built to help get food and stuff to people who really need it. They're worried about it getting all busted up by bad weather. The thing is, even though this pier is super important for bringing in aid, it's looking like it might not get put back up unless things change with how the aid is handed out.
Since it got built, the pier has been a big deal for getting over 6.8 million kilograms of food into Gaza. But here's the kicker, most of that food is just sitting in a yard next to it because it can't get to the people who really need it. The whole situation with moving the food around is a mess.
From the start, it's been one issue after another. The pier got damaged by the sea just days after it started working. And the groups that were supposed to take the aid from the pier to the people had to stop because it got too dangerous for them.
These humanitarian groups, who are basically the heroes trying to get food to the folks in trouble, they stopped working on June 9 because it just wasn't safe anymore. And even though everyone knows people really need the help, they haven't started up again.
What's going to happen next with the pier is kind of up in the air. Some folks from the US are saying it might not get put back together unless the aid groups can promise they'll start doing their thing again. Right now, the area where they keep the food is almost full, and more stuff is just sitting on the beach from Cyprus.
This whole thing really shows how hard it is to help people in places where there's fighting and stuff. The main thing is that we need to find a way to get the help to the people who really need it without putting anyone in danger. And the quicker we can do that, the better.
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