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U.S. Deploys 200 Troops to Israel for Administrative Support in Trump-Brokered Gaza Ceasefire
The Trump-brokered plan, developed through direct diplomacy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Arab allies, secured Hamas's Phase One commitment October 9, pledging release of all 101 remaining hostages—living and deceased—within 72 hours.
Tommy Flynn
October 10, 2025 - The United States is sending 200 troops to Israel to staff a civil-military coordination center overseeing implementation of the Trump-brokered Gaza ceasefire, U.S. Central Command announced Thursday, with service members focused on monitoring and administrative tasks alongside partner nations and nongovernmental organizations.
No U.S. personnel will enter Gaza; the center, based in Israel, will facilitate logistics for Phase One of the 20-point peace proposal unveiled September 29, including hostage releases, prisoner exchanges, and humanitarian aid flows. The deployment supports the agreement's immediate ceasefire upon Hamas acceptance, followed by phased Israeli withdrawal and International Stabilization Force operations for border security.
The Trump-brokered plan, developed through direct diplomacy with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Arab allies, secured Hamas's Phase One commitment October 9, pledging release of all 101 remaining hostages—living and deceased—within 72 hours in exchange for 250 Israeli-held life-sentence prisoners, 1,700 Gazans detained since October 7, 2023, and proportional remains. Hamas also endorsed transferring Gaza administration to a technocratic Palestinian body backed by Arab consensus, with aid to hospitals and infrastructure.
Netanyahu hailed the progress post-Israeli security council approval, crediting Trump's team: "We couldn’t have achieved it without the extraordinary help of President Trump and his team, Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner." Egyptian and Qatari mediators confirmed negotiations on details, with the Palestinian Authority supporting reforms toward statehood.
The coordination center will track compliance, including demilitarization and economic redevelopment provisions, amid 23 months of conflict displacing 1.9 million Gazans and claiming over 41,000 lives per Gaza authorities. U.S. involvement builds on the 2020 Abraham Accords, normalizing Israel-Arab ties and expanding trade to $3 billion annually.