Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday said it is “possible” that the U.S. troops setting up a floating pier off the coast of Gaza could be shot at, and that they have the right to shoot

Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin tells Congressional committee American forces helping build pier for aid off of Gaza coast can shoot back if they are fired on from Gaza.

The US military has published photos showing a floating pier being built in the Mediterranean Sea to help increase humanitarian aid deliveries to Gaza. Logistics vessels and personnel can be seen assembling the pier from steel segments,

The U.S. military’s initial cost of the temporary floating pier off Gaza’s coast is about $320 million, a Pentagon official said Monday.