CENTCOM

Disarming Hamas and demilitarizing Gaza "will be achieved," Netanyahu said during his visit to CENTCOM's CMCC in Kiryat Gat, accompanied by IDF officials, including Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir.

US troops join a multinational coordination center in Kiryat Gat, boosting the city's profile while sparking both excitement and concern among locals.

The goal is to ensure that the approach remains peaceful and supports Gaza’s long road to recovery, while addressing Israel’s concerns and those of other countries in the region.

He described the new Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel as “a key mechanism” for ensuring that Gaza’s transition toward stability and civilian governance is both secure and sustainable.

Dayan added that the Trump administration is unlikely to prevent Israel from enforcing Hamas’s disarmament.

Witkoff's remarks come after he and CENTCOM chief Admiral Brad Cooper confimed that Israeli forces in Gaza had withdrawn to the lines agreed upon in the Trump ceasefire plan.

"US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff accompanied by CENTCOM commander Admiral Bradley Copper visited Israeli troops inside base in Gaza to confirm agreed upon withdrawal was complete," Griffin wrote.

“Within about two weeks, the first command post will be established in the Strip, with 200 American troops assisting in its construction,” the official said.

A senior general and hundreds of American soldiers will also be responsible for monitoring the implementation of Trump’s 20-point plan which will see the war come to a complete end.

The terrorist, known as "Abdul Rahman Al-Halabi," was the group's head of external operations and security, the Iraqi service said.