The troops would reportedly form the nucleus of a task force, expected to include military representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and potentially the United Arab Emirates, according to reports in US media.
About 200 US troops will take part in a multinational force that will monitor and help implement a ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip, US officials reportedly announced on Thursday.
One of the officials, who briefed reporters on condition of anonymity, maintained that “no US troops are intended to go into Gaza,” the Anadolu news agency reported. The exact location where they will be staged is expected to be discussed on Friday, the report stated.
The US will send 200 troops as part of a joint task force to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, US officials say, adding that the troops aren’t intended to go into the blockaded enclave https://t.co/gykENhSe9a
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The official said they would instead be tasked initially with establishing an initial “joint control center” before working to integrate with forces from other countries “to deconflict with the IDF (Israeli army), and then to build the right force structure that’s able to handle the missions as they are defined.”
US Central Command (CENTCOM) Commander Adm. Bradley Cooper will “oversee, observe, make sure there are no violations, incursions. Everybody’s worried about the other side,” another official reportedly said.
“Much of this is going to be oversight,” he added.
Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye’s Involvement
The officials further stated that the troops would form the nucleus of a task force, expected to include military representatives from Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and potentially the United Arab Emirates, according to reports in US media.
White House spokesperson Karoline Leavitt said the US force will total up to 200 troops “who are already stationed at CENTCOM.”
This is NOT true and taken out of context.
To be clear: up to 200 U.S. personnel, who are already stationed at CENTCOM, will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel, and they will work with other international forces on the ground. https://t.co/V8UoUSrjA5
— Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) October 9, 2025
They “will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel, and they will work with other international forces on the ground,” she said on X.
‘Stabilization Force’
One of the officials said the US is engaged with “multiple governments” over the creation of what is being called the “International Stabilization Force,” which will use the work done by the joint task force as it prepares to replace Israeli forces in Gaza along what is being called the “yellow line.”
The term has been used to refer to the area from which Israel is expected to initially withdraw under President Donald Trump’s plan, the Anadolu report stated.
After The Prisoner Exchange, over 11,000 Palestinian Hostages Will Remain
“And then there’ll be discussions, and then we’ll see if there really is a true pathway for, I think we’re using a decommissioning of the military installations in Gaza and the heavy arms in order to get that going,” one of the officials said.
“So that’s kind of what we’re working on right now, but I think more will come out over time. I think right now, we’re just focused on making sure any gaps are patched up in in the agreement,” the official added.
First Phase of Ceasefire
Trump announced on Wednesday that Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a 20-point plan he laid out on September 29 to bring a ceasefire to Gaza, release all Israeli captives being held there in exchange for around 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, and a gradual withdrawal of Israeli forces from the entire Gaza Strip.
A second phase of the plan calls for the establishment of a new governing mechanism in Gaza without Hamas’ participation, the formation of a security force comprising Palestinians and troops from Arab and Islamic countries, and the disarmament of Hamas.
Palestinian Journalist Islam Bader document historic moments as the ceasefire takes effect in Gaza, and forcibly displaced people begin returning to their homes in the northern part of the Strip. pic.twitter.com/OFW78e1lJV
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) October 10, 2025
It also stipulates Arab and Islamic funding for the new administration and the reconstruction of the strip, with limited participation from the Palestinian Authority.
Arab and Muslim countries have largely welcomed the plan, but some officials have also said that many details in it need discussion and negotiations to be fully implemented.
Withdrawal of Troops
US Middle East Envoy Steve Witkoff announced on Friday that Israeli occupation forces had completed their Gaza withdrawal to the yellow line, as stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.
“CENTCOM has confirmed that the Israeli Defense Forces completed the first phase withdrawal to the yellow line at 12PM local time,” he stated on X. “The 72 hour period to release the hostages has begun.”
Israeli Army Begins Gaza Withdrawal to ‘Yellow Line’ – Phase 1 of Ceasefire Deal
Gaza’s Ministry of Health announced on Friday that 17 Palestinians were killed and 71 injured due to the Israeli aggression on the enclave in the past 24 hours.
It said “a number of victims are still under the rubble and on the roads, as ambulance and civil defense crews are unable to reach them.”
The total death toll has risen to 67,211 with 169,961 injured since October 7, 2023.
(Anadolu, PC)
Uh-huh…just like when American
” contractors ” were caught shooting children and unarmed civilians, waiting in line at the ridiculous aid centers?
America should stay out of it. My US government armed and financed the Jewish Nazis, now they want to pretend they can maintain peace, and oversee the situation? NO THANKS! go home. Trump is a scumbag, just like all POTUS, going back to Gerald Ford. He was our last good president, and really the only one who actually brought peace.
Disarm “Israel” before we talk!
The sea-coast of Gaza is So Beautiful… just wondering, as a committee of technocrats is formed to oversee Gaza, could the People of Palestine ask Greta Thunberg if she might be willing to serve as one of Palestine’s representatives on that committee… to oversee the work being done and voice Palestinian concerns loudly and clearly?