Gaza, Israel
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Now he was sitting with his fellow ministers to discuss how to bring to an end two years of hostilities that had reduced much of Gaza to a charred wasteland—but had left Hamas still standing. At Netanyahu’s invitation,
Adm. Brad Cooper said U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) troops will establish a ceasefire monitoring center in Israel as the President Donald Trump-brokered peace deal between Israel and Hamas begins.
The ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel creates political risks for the militant group's leadership and for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.