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00:00Ladies on the Gaza pier, so what ultimately led to the decision to dismantle the pier
00:04before all aid from Cyprus arrived in Gaza?
00:08And is there a final cost for the Gaza pier?
00:10Because we heard Vice Admiral Cooper said it came under other costs, in other costs.
00:16Yeah, so I'll take the cost first and then can address your other question.
00:20In terms of the cost, we're still doing our assessments, so we'll have more to share with
00:25you in hopefully the following days and weeks.
00:29We do expect it to come a little under budget, but we'll keep you updated.
00:33I just don't have a final number on that.
00:35In terms of why, well, again, as we've always said from the beginning, we always said this
00:40was going to be a temporary measure that was put into place.
00:45We are certainly aware, and as you have reported on, some of the weather conditions and environmental
00:52factors that have faced the pier.
00:54We know that sea states were going to get worse as the summer progressed.
00:58That is something that was always known.
01:02But I think what's important to remember is that all the aid that was in Cyprus or has
01:07gone to Cyprus has either been transloaded off of that temporary pier or will be moved
01:13into Ashdod.
01:14So we've moved out almost every single piece of aid that has come in through Cyprus.
01:18So I think that's very important to remember.
01:20I also think that it's important to remember that this pier delivered the highest volume
01:25of humanitarian assistance the U.S. military has ever delivered to the Middle East.
01:31So I know there have been criticisms, and I know from some people here in this room,
01:36and I know that there have been some setbacks when it has come to the pier, but at the end
01:41of the day, we delivered nearly 20 million pounds of aid.
01:46I think that is a real testament to the commitment of our personnel at CENTCOM and the commitment
01:54to also ensuring that other avenues opened up, such as the Ashdod Corridor.