The British Ministry of Defence has announced that a small team of military officers has been deployed to Israel. According to a Sky News report, the force will join a US-led task force aimed at supervising the fragile ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
The British contingent, led by a senior officer, was sent following a US request and includes only a limited number of personnel. The British officer is expected to serve as deputy to an American commander overseeing a civil-military coordination center. That center is also expected to include soldiers from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates.
Defense Secretary John Healey revealed the deployment less than a week after newly appointed Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper stated that Britain had "no plans" to send troops.
Healey said the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the terrorist organization Hamas, brokered by US President Donald Trump, "has created an opportunity for long-term peace."
