The recently constructed US-built pier in Gaza broke apart just over a week after it became operational due to strong winds and heavy seas.

The project, costing $320 million, aimed to deliver up to 150 truckloads of aid daily but has faced numerous challenges, including bad weather and ongoing conflict in the region.

US officials are currently repairing the steel causeway connected to the beach in Gaza and the floating pier at a port in southern Israel, with plans to reinstall it next week.

Despite initial setbacks, the Biden administration maintains that any amount of aid helps, even as critics argue that the pier is a distraction from more effective land routes.

Before the war, Gaza received around 500 truckloads of aid daily, which the United States Agency for International Development aims to increase to 600 trucks to alleviate the humanitarian crisis.

While the aid delivered via the pier was enough to feed thousands for a month, it has barely impacted Gaza's 2.3 million people.

The timeline of events from the project's announcement in March to its construction and recent damage highlights the challenges faced and the efforts to continue aid delivery.