Palestinians have expressed fears over a looming US “occupation” of war-torn Gaza after Washington recently announced it established a pier off the besieged coastal enclave. Speaking toThe New Arab, locals in the Gaza Strip revealed that huge American ships had been spotted moving toward the shore of Gaza City as US security crews supervised the construction of the controversial pier. On Tuesday, top US diplomat Antony Blinken said that the pier, which will reportedly be used for delivering aid to the besieged enclave, will be ready “within a week”. Blinken said that the first aid shipment hea…