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British troops have been sent to Israel to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza after a request from the US.<\/p>\n
The defence secretary, John Healey, announced the deployment of a small number of planning officers, including a senior commander, at an event on Monday night. He said the UK would play an \u201canchor role\u201d. Ten days ago the foreign secretary, Yvette Cooper, said the UK had \u201cno plans\u201d to send soldiers to Gaza.<\/p>\n
The commander will work as a deputy in the American-led civil military coordination centre in Israel. It is also expected to include troops from Qatar, Egypt, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.<\/p>\n
Healey told business leaders: \u201cWe can contribute to monitoring the ceasefire, but that\u2019s likely to be led by others.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019ve also, in response to the American request, we put a first-rate, two-star officer into the civilian and military command as a deputy commander. So, Britain will play an anchor role.\u201d<\/p>\n
He said the UK would \u201ccontribute the specialist experience and skills where we can\u201d without playing a leading role, adding: \u201cWe will play our part.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Times reports that the force is not expected to enter Gaza and is understood to be separate to a planned international stabilisation force, who will be given robust powers to control security inside Gaza if a European and US-backed UN security council motion passes.<\/p>\n
Gaza\u2019s media office said Israel had violated the ceasefire 80 times and killed at least 80 Palestinian people since the agreement took effect. On Tuesday, the emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, condemned Israel\u2019s \u201ccontinued violation\u201d of the ceasefire.<\/p>\n
On Sunday, Israel launched lethal airstrikes into Gaza that killed 26 Palestinians after two Israeli soldiers were killed in an attack the army blamed on Hamas. Hamas said it was not responsible because it had not had contact with fighters in the area since communications were cut off in March. The Israeli military later said it had resumed enforcing the ceasefire and both Israel and Hamas have said they are committed to the agreement.<\/p>\n
In an attempt to show faith in the agreement, the US vice-president, JD Vance, visited Israel on Tuesday, where he expressed \u201cgreat optimism\u201d for the truce, calling it \u201cdurable\u201d and \u201cgoing better than expected\u201d.<\/p>\n
A Ministry of Defence spokesperson said: \u201cA small number of UK planning officers have embedded in the US-led CMCC, civil military coordination centre, including a two-star deputy commander to ensure that the UK remains integrated into the US-led planning efforts for Gaza post-conflict stability.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe UK continues to work with international partners to support the Gaza ceasefire to see where the UK can best contribute to the peace process.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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