Two Hundred US Central Command Troops to Help Police the Gaza Truce

What’s happening

The United States will be using 200 American troops already stationed at CENTCOM to support and monitor the implementation of a Gaza ceasefire deal. Officials say the detachment will come from U.S. Central Command and form the core of a civil-military coordination center tasked with aid facilitation, logistics, security assistance, and real-time monitoring of how the deal is carried out. They will not enter Gaza.

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Mission details

The troops will build and run a joint control and coordination center that fuses inputs from Israeli authorities, international partners, and humanitarian actors. The center’s job is to keep relief convoys moving, troubleshoot access problems at crossings, share deconfliction information, and keep a running picture of ceasefire compliance. Officials have also signaled that U.S. assets may provide aerial situational awareness to help spot threats to aid routes and reduce miscalculation, again without placing American personnel on the ground in Gaza.

Expect a staff mix heavy on logisticians, engineers, communications specialists, and force protection. The early focus is practical: stand up the center, verify that daily aid targets are met, and confirm that armed units on all sides follow the timeline embedded in the truce. The aim is to give civilians predictable windows for relief while creating enough stability for political tracks to move.

Where they will be

Pentagon and administration officials say the troops will be based in Israel, supporting the Gaza mission from Israeli territory. The exact site has not been announced. Reporting indicates the decision is still being finalized, with the guiding requirements being proximity to southern logistics nodes, secure co-location with Israeli counterparts, and quick access to air corridors for surveillance and medevac if needed.