Predicted high waves and stormy seas have prompted the United States to temporarily remove a pier it set up to provide humanitarian supplies to the Gaza Strip. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said the pier would be towed to the southern Israeli port of Ashdod, about 30 kilometres away. “The safety of our service members is a top priority and temporarily relocating the pier will prevent structural damage caused by the heightened sea state,” the command said in a post on X. “The decision to temporarily relocate the pier is not made lightly but is necessary to ensure the temporary pier can conti…