Overview
- U.S. and Israeli officials say the flights began in recent days with Israel’s consent to watch ground activity inside Gaza.
- The drone missions support CENTCOM’s Civil-Military Coordination Centre, created to track compliance and facilitate humanitarian, logistical and security assistance.
- About 200 U.S. personnel staff the center, which Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited on Oct. 24.
- CENTCOM spokesperson Capt. Timothy Hawkins said the facility includes an operations floor that monitors events in Gaza in real time.
- The State Department did not answer questions on the operations and the IDF declined comment as the truce faces strain from renewed violence and disputes over returning the bodies of hostages.