The US is establishing a command and control center outside of Gaza that will monitor aid deliveries and the ceasefire in Gaza. An official speaking about the ceasefire and hostage exchange says it was rushed, and details still need to be worked out.
According to Fox News, a well-placed source said the US is moving 200 troops into Israel to establish a multinational Civil Military Coordination Center (CMCC) just outside of Gaza. The officials said the US troops would not enter the Strip.
The source told the outlet that the CMCC will monitor everything going in and out of Gaza and will oversee all logistics of delivering aid to the enclave. Under the deal, 600 aid trucks must be allowed into Gaza each day.
On Tuesday, Israel claimed that Hamas is not returning enough bodies of deceased Israeli captives and threatened to cut aid deliveries to Gaza to 300 trucks each day.
The source explained that the ceasefire and hostage exchange deal was negotiated at “lightning speed” and did not address several key issues. Two outstanding questions are what group will secure Gaza and whether Hamas will disarm.
President Donald Trump is demanding that Hamas disarm. He threatened that if the group does not lay down its arms, “we will disarm them. And it will happen quickly and perhaps violently.”
At the same time, Trump has approved of allowing Hamas to reestablish security control over Gaza. Since the ceasefire went into effect, Hamas has fought against Palestinian factions that were backed by Israel during the war.
