Plan to deliver aid to Gaza by sea

A floating pier built by the U.S. military aims to deliver two million meals each day to
Gaza’s 2.2 million residents


1 Pallets of international aid inspected and loaded onto commercial ships in Cyprus, then transported 320km to floating dock off Gaza

From Cyprus
Cargo ship
2
LCU vessel
Empty LCU vessel
FLOATING DOCK: Anchored to sea floor, 5km off shore
3
Distance from  dock to pier: Around 3km
FLOATING PIER AND CAUSEWAY
4
Construction: Dock and pier built with modular units 2.5m wide and 6m or 12m long
550m
Mediterranean Sea
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Causeway anchored to shoreline by Israeli military 

2 Aid unloaded onto dock and transferred to smaller Army vessels – LCU (landing craft utility) and LSV (logistics support vessel)

3 LCU and LSVs transport aid from dock to floating pier

4 Pallets loaded onto trucks and driven by third party drivers to new port in Gaza

5 Aid distributed within Gaza by relief organisations, facing familiar dangers amid ongoing Israeli bombardment

Capacity: Pier will initially  handle around 90 truckloads of aid per day, increasing to around 150 per day when fully operational 


CYPRUS
Larnaca
1
Maritime corridor
GAZA STRIP
100km 60 miles


New aid port
Gaza City
GAZA STRIP 
ISRAEL 
Khan Younis
Rafah
5km 3 miles

Floating pier needed as Gaza has no sizeable port or any natural promontory


Sources: U.S. Department of Defense, Reuters, BBC
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