Former US envoy to Yemen named civilian lead for Gaza ceasefire coordination center

Former US Ambassador to Yemen Steven Fagin has been appointed as the civilian lead of the Civil-Military Coordination Center, which was established to support the implementation of President Donald Trump’s 20-Point Gaza plan, the State Department announced Friday, Anadolu reports. Fagin, a career diplomat who has served as US ambassador to Yemen since 2022, will coordinate American and partner efforts alongside military officers to maintain the fragile ceasefire in Gaza. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who toured the center Friday in Kiryat Gat, 56 kilometers (34.7 miles) south of Israel’s capital, Tel Aviv, said the center reflected “healthy optimism” about progress in enforcing the truce. Senior US officials, including Vice President JD Vance, Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, and Jared […]