A European and US-backed UN security council motion to give a planned international stabilisation force robust powers to control security inside Gaza is being prepared, with the strong expectation that Egypt will lead it, diplomats have said. The US is pressing for the force to have a UN mandate without being a fully fledged UN peacekeeping force and will operate with the kind of powers given to international troops operating in Haiti to combat armed gangs.
In a post on X, Cooper said that no US troops would be deployed to the Palestinian territory. "America's sons and daughters in uniform are answering the call to deliver peace in the Middle East," he said. "This great effort will be achieved with no US boots on the ground in Gaza," Cooper added. The US Navy chief said he had also discussed establishing a CENTCOM-led Civil-Military Coordination Center that will "synchronize activities to support post-conflict stabilization."