The AP reported that 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 U.S is going to send 200 soldiers who will help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza, as part of an international team. According to an anonymous officials, the coordination center will be staffed by the U.S. troops, who specialize in such things as transportation, security, and logistics among others, but they will not be sent into Gaza.
Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates are expect to have armed forces as a part of the team. Along with integrating these international forces, the U.S. will be also coordinating with Israeli Defense Forces during this endeavor.
Bob Maginnis is a military strategist and author of more than a dozen books on national defense. He says it is unclear just what kind of troops will be utilized.
"Usually, they're going to be observers, and they would probably be more infantry than they would be technical services just because they're there to monitor all probability. The details are to be determined," says Maginnis.
Maginnis says to keep in mind that the U.S. sends people all over the world.
"They're there as eyes and ears for the commands, not only to monitor what we are doing, but to monitor what the enemy is doing or those that we're trying to separate as well as what our friends are doing,” says Maginnis.
Maginnis says this is, by and large, what has been seen before.
