WASHINGTON — The Pentagon’s temporary pier operation in Gaza has ended, and humanitarian aid shipments will be shifted to a port in Israel, military officials said Wednesday. The $230 million ...

The Pentagon said on Monday that social media allegations suggesting that the Israel Defense Forces had used the U.S.-built pier off Gaza during its hostage rescue operation were “inaccurate.” ...

As the diplomatic row over the embargo escalates, the U.S. sent Israel millions of pounds of ammunition through Spanish ...

“When the pier was brought on line was one of the most desperate moments in this crisis,” said Power, speaking during a trip to Israel to try to bolster humanitarian delivery to Gaza.

America’s role as Israel’s chief military and diplomatic backer meant that the pier was always likely to be the focus of Palestinian suspicions, however unfounded. “When the pier has worked ...

Construction of the pier also resulted in noncombat injuries ... and that was for the U.S. to support a serious ground invasion of Gaza by the Israel Defense Forces until Hamas was destroyed.