No US troops in Gaza: Chief of CENTCOM

The head of the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Saturday that he visited Gaza to discuss post-conflict stabilization and emphasized that no US troops will be deployed to the Palestinian territory.

Admiral Brad Cooper wrote on X that he had just returned from a trip to Gaza to discuss the creation of a CENTCOM-led "civil-military coordination center," which will "support conflict stabilization" and facilitate coordination among humanitarian, security, and reconstruction efforts.

An initial deployment of 200 US troops is scheduled to arrive in Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza between Hamas and Israel under President Donald Trump's peace plan.


The US military will coordinate a multinational taskforce that is expected to deploy in Gaza, likely including personnel from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates, to oversee humanitarian aid delivery, security arrangements, and logistical support.

"America's sons and daughters in uniform are answering the call to deliver peace in the Middle East in support of the Commander in Chief's direction in this historic moment," Cooper wrote on X.

"This great effort will be achieved with no US boots on the ground in Gaza," he added, underscoring that the mission focuses on coordination, monitoring, and stabilization rather than combat operations.