The deployment of American troops to support ceasefire operations in Gaza should not be seen as direct U.S. involvement in combat, retired U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Mark Kimmitt told Newsmax on Friday.
“It’s important to note that the United States forces will not be inside of Gaza,” Kimmitt told Newsmax’s “National Report.” “They’re setting up a command-and-control headquarters, which only the U.S. can do, given its capability for logistics, for communications, for leadership.”
U.S. officials said Thursday that about 200 troops are being sent to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that will include other partner nations, nongovernmental organizations, and private-sector players.
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