Trucks carrying badly needed aid for the Gaza Strip have started rolling across a newly-built U.S. floating pier into the besieged enclave for the first time.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid into Gaza have begun moving ashore after arriving through a floating pier built by the US military, according to the US Central Command. Follow for live updates.
Troops finished installing the floating pier on Thursday, and the U.S. military's Central Command said the first aid crossed into Gaza at 9 a.m. Friday.