Overview
- U.S. Central Command said reports of a Pentagon plan to build a base near Gaza are inaccurate and stated that no American troops will be deployed into Gaza.
- White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt dismissed the notion of an approved base, calling the report a misread of a single internal Navy inquiry that has not been authorized.
- A Navy Request for Information sought cost estimates for a temporary, self‑sustaining site near Gaza supporting up to 10,000 personnel for 12 months, including turnkey services such as power, communications, and medical care.
- Israeli outlets Ynet and Shomrim had reported a roughly $500 million project to host several thousand troops for postwar stabilization, a claim U.S. officials have not confirmed.
- About 200 U.S. personnel are operating from the Civil‑Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat to coordinate aid and monitor the truce as Washington continues to explore options for a foreign‑troop stabilization force.