US sending about 200 troops to Israel to monitor Gaza ceasefire deal

The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday.

The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not authorized for release, said U.S. Central Command is going to establish a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel that will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the territory wracked by two years of war .

The remarks provide some of the first details on how the ceasefire deal would be monitored and that the U.S. military would have a role in that effort. After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting , a litany of questions remain on next steps , including Hamas disarmament, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a future government in the territory.

One of the officials said the new team will help monitor implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the transition to a civilian government in Gaza.

The coordination center will be staffed by about 200 U.S. service members who have expertise in transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering, said the official, who noted that no American troops will be sent into Gaza.

A second official said troops would come from U.S. Central Command as well as other parts of the globe. That official added that the troops already have begun arriving and will continue to travel to the region over the weekend to begin planning and efforts to establish the center.

A breakthrough deal to pause the war in Gaza was reached Wednesday after the United States and mediators in the region pressured both Israel and Hamas to end the fighting that has devastated the Gaza Strip, killed tens of thousands of Palestinians , sparked other conflicts and isolated Israel.

That push sealed an agreement on a first phase that would free the remaining living Israeli hostages within days in exchange for the release of hundreds of Palestinians imprisoned by Israel.

美国官员周四表示，美国将向以色列派遣约 200 名士兵，以帮助支持和监督加沙停火协议的执行。该团队还包括伙伴国家、非政府组织和私营部门参与者。

这些官员在匿名的情况下谈到了未经授权发布的细节，他们表示，美国中央司令部将在以色列建立一个“军民协调中心”，这将有助于促进人道主义援助以及后勤和安全援助流入这个遭受两年战争蹂躏的地区。

这些讲话首次透露了停火协议的监督机制，以及美军将在其中发挥作用。在以色列和哈马斯就特朗普政府提出的停火计划的第一阶段达成一致后，后续步骤仍存在诸多疑问，包括哈马斯解除武装、以色列军队撤出加沙以及加沙未来政府的组建等。

其中一位官员表示，新成立的团队将协助监督停火协议的执行情况以及加沙向文官政府过渡的情况。

这位官员表示，协调中心将由约 200 名美国军人组成，他们在运输、规划、安全、物流和工程方面拥有专业知识。他还指出，不会向加沙派遣任何美军部队。

第二位官员表示，部队将来自美国中央司令部以及世界其他地区。该官员补充说，部队已经开始陆续抵达，并将于周末继续前往该地区，开始规划和筹建该中心的工作。

周三，在美国和该地区调解人的压力下，以色列和哈马斯双方达成了一项突破性协议，暂停加沙战争。这场战争摧毁了加沙地带，造成数万巴勒斯坦人死亡，引发了其他冲突，并使以色列陷入孤立。

这一努力促成了第一阶段协议的达成，该协议将在几天内释放剩余的以色列人质，以换取以色列释放数百名被监禁的巴勒斯坦人。