US to close its flagship Gaza mission as Trump plan stalls

Reuters reported that the Trump administration is preparing to close the U.S.-run Civil-Military Coordination Center in Israel, the flagship body coordinating Gaza-related aid and ceasefire monitoring.

According to Reuters sources, the center’s responsibilities could be folded into a U.S.-commanded International Stabilization Force under Trump’s Gaza framework. The CMCC has been monitoring the Israel-Hamas ceasefire and helping coordinate aid flows near Gaza.

The report landed as Trump’s Gaza plan appeared to stall. Reuters said the center could be shut as part of a broader shift in how the administration handles the mission.

But the report was quickly disputed. The Gaza Board of Peace, cited in Reuters-linked coverage, denied that the CMCC was closing and said the center was still operating.

The disagreement leaves the status of the U.S.-run mission unclear. It is not known whether the administration has formally approved a shutdown, whether the center will be renamed or absorbed into the new force, or when any transition would take place.

The White House previously outlined the Board of Peace and an International Stabilization Force as part of its Gaza plan in January.

For now, Reuters’ account and the denial point to an unresolved transition at the center of the administration’s Gaza strategy.