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US Cuts Gaza Aid Troops, Merges Centre Amid Ongoing Strikes

5/2/2026

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The Civil-Military Coordination Centre will be renamed the International Gaza Support Centre as it merges into a Stabilization Force.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will shut the centre, transfer its aid-monitoring duties, and cut U.S. troops to about 40 from 190, civilian staff from other nations filling the gap.
Israel continues military strikes in Gaza despite the ceasefire, while 80 % of trucks entering the enclave carry goods purchased in Israel.

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The Civil-Military Coordination Centre will be renamed the International Gaza Support Centre as it merges into a Stabilization Force.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration will shut the centre, transfer its aid-monitoring duties, and cut U.S. troops to about 40 from 190, civilian staff from other nations filling the gap.
Israel continues military strikes in Gaza despite the ceasefire, while 80 % of trucks entering the enclave carry goods purchased in Israel.