US President Donald Trump has instructed United States Central Command (CENTCOM) to establish a command and control center in Israeli territory for all security coordination in the Gaza Strip, N12 reported on Thursday night.
The new base will coordinate foreign forces coming to Gaza, according to the report.
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 scope of US's mandate in Gaza has yet to be shared with Israel, according to the report. The Jerusalem Post reported earlier on Thursday that a joint Israeli-US-Qatari-Egyptian task force will be established to locate the remains of deceased hostages whose location is unknown.
A source familiar with the details told The Post that the task force will provide heavy equipment for tasks such as digging or demolishing buildings to reach the bodies of the deceased.
The goal of the task force is to return as many remains of abducted individuals as possible to Israel, along with the living hostages, within 72 hours.
US soldiers in Gaza
"Such an American force is infinitely superior to a Qatari-Turkish mechanism, so that any enforcement, any delay, and any violation will receive American treatment," N12 cited a senior security source as saying.
“It was also said that down the road there will be a mechanism through which the entire issue of demilitarization and disarmament will be discussed and handled."
A senior US official confirmed to Reuters, that 200 troops will be part of a joint task force in Gaza, which will include troops from Egypt and Qatar. However, no US troops will be deployed directly in Gaza.