US to set up coordination center in Israel for Gaza ceasefire

The United States is sending about 200 service members to Israel to establish a civil‑military coordination center intended to support and monitor the newly agreed ceasefire in Gaza, U.S. officials said Thursday. The personnel, who will remain in Israel and will not enter Gaza, are to help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid, provide logistical and security assistance and coordinate a multinational effort tied to the first phase of the ceasefire agreement reached this week.

U.S. Central Command will stand up the coordination center and staff it with service members who have expertise in transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering, officials said. The team is already beginning to arrive from Central Command and other global units and will work with partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector actors to manage aid deliveries and other stabilization tasks. President Donald Trump and U.S. envoys took part in negotiations that helped secure the initial agreement, officials added.

Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of U.S. Central Command, will oversee the U.S. contribution to the effort. Cooper said the mission would not involve American forces...