"Today we began delivery of aid from the temporary pier on to the beach of Gaza for further distribution to the people by our partners," US Central Command announced Friday. "This unique logistics capability facilitates the delivery of lifesaving humanitarian aid enabling a shared service for the international community to use to serve the people of Gaza." Below are some of the first overhead images since its completion. 

It's "unique" we're told... and only costs about $350 million. 

But critics have pointed out the grim irony and contradictions which abound in that the Biden administration has very publicly criticized the way that Israel's military is waging war in Gaza (and especially the high civilian death toll) while simultaneously Washington is funding it, ultimately to the tune of billions.