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US Vice President JD Vance said despite the role it played in reaching the new Gaza ceasefire deal, the US has no plans to deploy American troops to Gaza or Israel, Anadolu reports. “We’re not planning to put boots on the ground,” Vance told NBC in an interview that aired Sunday, adding that this applies to both Gaza and Israel. “What we already have is a US Central Command,” he said, referring to the US CENTCOM, which covers the Middle East. “They are going to monitor the terms of the ceasefire … (and) ensure that the humanitarian aid is flowing.” Vance said that many majority-Muslim countries had offered to send troops to the region to secure Gaza and that American […]
