More than 6,000 pallets of aid delivered via the pier are stacked and awaiting pickup onshore, according to US military officials, as the World Food Program has suspended aid collections due to security concerns.

NBC News was among a group of journalists granted access to the $230 million American-built pier system in Gaza for the first time.

A $230 million pier project that the U.S. has built on the coast of Gaza to deliver badly needed humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza is running again.

U.S. officials are defending President Joe Biden's decision to build a $230 million temporary pier off Gaza to deliver humanitarian aid as a better-than-nothing solution to the worsening crisis there,

The US military’s temporary pier has been re-anchored to the Gaza coast, two US officials told CNN, several days after it was dismantled for a second time due to high seas and weather conditions.

(Leo Correa/AP) With U.S. soldiers within shouting distance of Gaza’s bombed-out coast, the American military is taking another stab at delivering aid to hungry Palestinians by sea. After several fits and starts, a $230 million pier is up and running again.

Baking under the summer sun, U.S. troops find shelter in containers stationed on what is known as the "parking lot" of a floating pier in the Mediterranean Sea that aims to boost the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip.

Collaborative efforts between U.S. Army Soldiers, U.S. Navy Sailors, and the Israel Defense Forces have resulted in the operational readiness of Trident Pier, a crucial hub for humanitarian aid delivery in the Gaza region.