The United States President Donald Trump has said that he would send 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the proper implementation of the ceasefire deal in Gaza.
The troops, along with partner nations, non-governmental organisations and private sector players, would also be part of the observer delegation. According to sources familiar with the matter, the US Central Command is going to establish a “civil-military coordination centre” in Israel that will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the territory plagued by the two years of relentless war.
These remarks provide some clarity on how the ceasefire deal would be implemented and monitored by the US armed forces, who will have an observer role.
Trump has also retracted his previous statement in which he was quoted as saying that he wanted to turn Gaza into the Riviera of the Middle East by displacing millions of people from the territory.
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On Thursday, Trump said no one will have to leave their homes under his watch and urged partner nations, including the Middle East, to play their role. Meanwhile, desperate Gazans were relieved to hear about the news that Israel and Hamas had agreed to a pause in their devastating two-year war.
However, the joy and celebrations were mixed with pain and enormous losses, with concerns about the future possibilities in the context of this war. Israel’s war in Gaza has killed more than 68,000 people, with 170,000 injured, while thousands more are believed to be trapped under the rubble.
Approximately 1200 people in Israel were killed during a cross-border raid inside Israel on October 7, 2023.
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