Vice President JD Vance said that there will be no American “boots on the ground” in Israel, though troops in the region will monitor the ceasefire agreement between Israel and the terror group Hamas.
Vance appeared on NBC News’ “Meet The Press” on Sunday and clarified the role of U.S. service members in Israel after a report last week said 200 U.S. soldiers would be stationed in Israel. Vance said that U.S. Central Command “already [has] people in that region of the world” to help with oversight.
“We’re not planning to put boots on the ground. What we already have is a U.S. Central Command, we already have people in that region of the world,” said Vance. “They’re going to monitor the terms of the ceasefire. They’re going to monitor, ensure the humanitarian aid is flowing.”
The vice president specified that the Trump administration will not put “boots on the ground in Gaza or Israel,” but “Central Command troops that are already there … are going to monitor this peace proposal.”
“We’ve actually had – and this is one of the great successes of the president’s diplomacy from Indonesia to the Gulf Arab states – we’ve had a number of Muslim majority countries offer to step up and have them put troops on the ground to secure Gaza. It’s not going to be necessary for American troops to be in Gaza,” Vance added.
The U.S. will not have “boots on the ground in Gaza or Israel,” says @VP.
“We’re going to have CENTCOM troops that are already there that are going to monitor this peace proposal… It’s not going to be necessary for American troops to be in Gaza.” pic.twitter.com/pOMPhVzLeG
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) October 12, 2025
On CBS News’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty confirmed that Egypt is in the process of coordinating with other Arab countries to deploy troops to Gaza to train Gazan police forces as well as control the enclave that has been ruled by terrorists for decades.
“We are in the process now, as we speak, [of] providing training and coordination with Jordan to train up to 5,000 Palestinians to be deployed in Gaza,” said Abdelatty. “Deployment of international forces is on the table,” he said, adding that Egypt supports the idea.
“We are going to support and to commit troops within specific parameters,” the foreign minister said, though he noted that Egyptian troops would only be committed once certain demands are met, such as receiving a clearly defined mission for an international force from the U.N. security council.
When asked if Egypt will provide troops on the ground in Gaza to help support its security and stabilization, Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty says, “Deployment of international force is on the table. We are supporting this idea, of course.”
“We are going to support and… pic.twitter.com/NsdNdrgJye
— Face The Nation (@FaceTheNation) October 12, 2025
