Purpose
The CMCC is intended to serve as a main coordination hub for stabilization efforts in Gaza, monitoring the implementation of the ceasefire agreement and facilitating humanitarian aid. [1] It features featuring an operations floor that allows staff to assess real-time developments in the Gaza Strip. [2]
Admiral Brad Cooper, described the CMCC as "critical to enabling the transition to civilian governance in Gaza" and said the CMCC would "integrate representatives from partner nations, non-governmental organizations, international institutions, and the private sector as they arrive to the coordination center" over the next two weeks. [3] [4]
Deployment
The United States began setting up the Civil-Military Coordination Center immediately after the cessation of hostilities and partial withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip on 10 October 2025.
On 11 October 2025, Brad Cooper along with Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner travelled into the Gaza Strip to verify Israel's compliance with the first phase of the agreement. [5]
On 21 October, US vice-president JD Vance visited the CMCC headquarters in Kiryat Gat, Israel. [6] [7]
On 24 October, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited the headquarters. On the same day, the New York Times reported that the US military had begun operating surveillance drones over the Gaza Strip to monitor ground activity, with Israel's consent. [8]
Personnel and contributing nations
The CMCC is under the commanded of Admiral Brad Cooper, Commander of the United States Central Command and under him Lieutenant General Patrick Frank and a British deputy commander with the rank of two stars. American diplomat Steven Fagin was named civilian lead of the CMCC on 24 October 2025. [9]
Approximately 200 US troops specializing in logistics, engineering, security, travel are to help facilitate "the flow of humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance from international counterparts into Gaza." US forces are not intended to be deployed within the Gaza Strip itself.
At the request of the US, the United Kingdom deployed a small team of military planning officers to the CMCC, including a two-star deputy commander. [10]
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu appointed Michael Eisenberg and brigadier general Yaki Dolf to serve as Israel's representatives at the CMCC. [11]
The center is expected to also include personnel from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. [12] [13] Germany plans to deploy three military personnel to the CMCC including a brigadier general. [14] Additional countries have announced plans to post liaison officers at the CMCC including Jordan [15] and Australia. [16]
Humanitarian organizations operating at the center include the Red Cross. [17]
Contributing nations
As of 24 October 2024, the following countries have been confirmed to have posted personnel at the CMCC: [18] [19]
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