The deployment of 200 US troops to
Israel to monitor the implementation of the
Gaza ceasefire deal.
- The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) will set up the task force of 200 troops deploying to monitor the ceasefire, known as the Civil-Military Coordination Center, or CMCC, a US official said.
- The troops are deploying to Israel, but none are expected to enter Gaza.
- The CMCC will be tasked with facilitating the flow of assistance into Gaza, including security assistance and humanitarian aid, US officials told reporters.
- US troops deployed as part of the task force have expertise in planning, security, logistics and engineering, according to the Reuters news agency.
- The coordination centre will also monitor to ensure Israel’s military and other security forces avoid clashes during the implementation of the ceasefire deal, which involves the withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and Hamas’s release of captives.
- CMCC will include representatives from the militaries of Egypt, Qatar and Turkiye – and it is likely the United Arab Emirates will also participate.
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The US servicemen already stationed in the Middle East will monitor compliance with the ceasefire agreements in the Gaza Strip as part of an international mission, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt announced.
ReplyDeleteShe called media reports that the US would deploy 200 troops to the Middle East "not true and taken out of context." "To be clear: up to 200 US personnel, who are already stationed at CENTCOM (the United States Central Command - TASS), will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel, and they will work with other international forces on the ground," the spokeswoman wrote on her X page.
Earlier, the Associated Press reported, citing sources in the US administration, that the US would deploy about 200 servicemen to Israel to provide support and monitor compliance with the ceasefire agreements in the Gaza Strip. According to the agency's sources, the US leadership is setting up a "civil-military coordination center" in Israel that will oversee the delivery of humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip and provide logistical and security assistance.
The Israeli army has stopped airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, Qatar’s Al Jazeera reported.
ReplyDeleteAccording to the TV channel, the attacks stopped after the country’s government approved the ceasefire agreement.
Despite the announcement of a ceasefire agreement, life in Gaza City remains far from normal for hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
ReplyDeleteFamilies remain trapped, cut off from aid by Israeli forces, and struggling each day to survive.