Top US military commander visits Gaza, reaffirms no US troops to be deployed there
The Israeli military said that US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner visited the Gaza Strip on Saturday, as a ceasefire announced by Israel entered its second day.Israel’s army chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir conducted a field tour in Gaza with “US envoy to the Middle East, Mr Steven 'Steve' Witkoff, Mr Jared Kushner, and the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), Admiral Brad Cooper,” the Israeli military said in a statement.For the latest updates on the Israel-Palestine conflict, visit our dedicated page.Earlier on Saturday, Cooper wrote on X that he just returned from a trip to Gaza to discuss creation of a CENTCOM-led “civil-military coordination center” which will “support conflict stabilization.”An initial deployment of 200 US troops is set to arrive in Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza between Hamas and Israel under President Donald Trump’s peace plan.The US military will coordinate a multinational taskforce which will deploy in Gaza and is likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.“America’s sons and daughters in uniform are answering the call to deliver peace in the Middle East in support of the Commander in Chief’s direction in this historic moment,” Cooper wrote on X.Cooper was appointed in early August to lead CENTCOM, the US military command responsible for the Middle East.Read more:Two babies evacuated from North Gaza: UNICEFGazans return home as Israel-Hamas ceasefire holdsExchange of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners begins at start of 72-hour deadline
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