COGAT
This action may affect the US' decision on whether or not to keep the pier in operation due to constant maintenance problems.
![Land facilities prepared by the IDF for the aid pier.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/05/16/bbf1daf0-1391-11ef-ae3e-5ba489b5eb8e__h900_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
While the pier itself was put together at Ashdod, the IDF's engineering unit worked with COGAT to make the needed preparations on land.
![Humanitarian aid waiting to be distributed, according to COGAT.](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2024/03/31/a7687870-ef5e-11ee-a65c-fd3f72bc574c__h736_w1600.jpeg)
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
The response notes the report is too reliant on problematic sources such as the Hamas-run government and ignores steps the IDF has already taken to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip.
![COGAT Launches User-Friendly Site Showing How Israel Aids Gazan Civilians](https://images.jfeed.com/cdn-cgi/image/format=jpeg,fit=contain,width=300/2023/12/13/828d0980-99dc-11ee-9a03-69bb9c71f7c0__h447_w1883.png)
Israel-Gaza War, Humanitarian Aid
The move comes in an effort to provide an easy to use source of information on the humanitarian situation in Gaza from an official Israeli perspective, as opposed to others which are more critical.