In the months following President Joe Biden’sannouncement of a US-built floating pier on Gaza’s shore for large-scale aid delivery in March, Ibrahim Youssed and Ahmed Abu Kamel frequently visited the Wadi Gaza Bridge — the nearest and safest point to watch the construction progress. The two friends, who were displaced in December 2023 from north to central Gaza, spent several mornings between April and May watching over a thousand American soldiers and sailors build the $320 millionTrident Pier, its offshore barge, and the two-lane, 550-metre causeway anchoring it to Gaza’s shore. “The pier is…