Overview
- Approximately 200 U.S. service members under U.S. Army Central commander Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank established and are staffing the center.
- The facility is set to integrate partner nations, NGOs, international institutions and private-sector representatives over the next two weeks, CENTCOM said.
- The United Kingdom plans to send a major general and a small number of troops to contribute to ceasefire monitoring without entering Gaza, according to Sky News.
- Vice President J.D. Vance visited the site on Oct. 21 and praised its role in advancing the U.S.-backed Gaza plan.
- Reporting highlights operational hurdles for later phases, including the need to remediate Gaza City’s tunnel networks and the unresolved return of all deceased hostages’ remains.