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Vance en route to HQ of US-backed international force that will oversee Gaza ceasefire
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleLazar Berman is The Times of Israel's diplomatic reporter
Vice President JD Vance is on his way from Ben Gurion Airport to the headquarters of the fledgling US-backed international force that will oversee the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire, according to the White House pool.
The US vice president is en route to the command center located in the Kiryat Gat area in the south.
An American military team of 200 people will be deployed in the Middle East to “oversee” the Gaza ceasefire between Israel and Hamas after the hostage release deal brokered by US President Donald Trump, senior US officials said last week.
A senior official told reporters that Egyptian, Qatari, Turkish and probably Emirati military officials would be embedded in the team.
The visit comes after Vance held a two-hour meeting at the airport with senior White House advisers Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, per the pool reporters.
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