A temporary American pier has been reattached to a beach in the Gaza Strip Friday, almost two weeks after high seas damaged the pier and forced the suspension of crucial aid deliveries to starving Palestinians.

Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, the deputy commander of United States Central Command, told reporters that the pier should be delivering aid “in the coming days,” although he did not specify when.

Engineers from the Israeli military had anchored the pier to the beach, he said, adding that…