U.S. to assign 200 troops already stationed in the Middle East to Israel –U.S. Central Command will establish a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel | 9 Oct 2025 | President Donald Trump will assign 200 troops already stationed in the Middle East to Israel to help support and monitor the Gaza peace deal, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The announcement came as Benjamin Netanyahu’s government formally approved the agreement to return the remaining hostages from Gaza. A ceasefire will go into effect within 24 hours of the cabinet meeting when Israeli troops will also begin to withdraw from Gaza along an agreed-upon line. In the first details of how the truce will be enforced, sources revealed that U.S. soldiers will form part of a team that includes allies, NGOs and private sector groups. U.S. Central Command will establish a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel that will facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the war-torn territory, officials told the Associated Press.