Reminds me of the North Koreans POWs who upon release tore the best clothes they would ever wear from their bodies.
The US should have NOTHING to do with helping Gaza. Anything that strengthens Gaza will strengthen Hamas.
I take the opposite view. Anything that helps the average citizen of Gaza is bad for Hamas. And yes sure I know Hamas won an election some 20 years ago… but Hamas likely intimidated and bribed their way into power, chased out or killed all dissidents especially the PLO kleptocrats… but has now dragged the entire population into full scale ground war. Whether the people will rise up and oust Hamas remains to be seen, the definitely should and possibly will at some point - but an alternative to Hamas needs to germinate and one part of that is to take away Hamas’ ability to control and intimidate and extort from the people. I don’t like risking US civilians or military in this pier building endeavor, but the pier itself is probably good as part of a longer multi stage attempt to remove Hamas from power and influence.