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U.S. president Donald Trump notifies Congress that it is planning to close the Civil-Military Coordination Center. The Board of Peace denies such reports
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In Short: The U.S. president, Donald Trump, has notified Congress of plans to close the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), which has been instrumental in delivering unprecedented levels of aid to Gaza.
The U.S. president, Donald Trump, has notified Congress of plans to close the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC), which has been instrumental in delivering unprecedented levels of aid to Gaza. According to the Board of Peace, food aid is now reaching three times as many people as before, and aid diversion has dropped from 90% to less than 1%. Despite plans for the ISF to be deployed to Gaza "immediately," no such force has been dispatched in over six months, despite Trump's February announcement that five countries had agreed to contribute personnel.
In response to these developments, the Board of Peace has denied reports of the CMCC's closure. The Board emphasizes the CMCC's success in aid delivery, highlighting the dramatic improvements in aid distribution and the reduction in diversion. The lack of ISF deployment remains a point of contention, with the Board suggesting that the CMCC's efforts are being undermined by the proposed closure.
Background: The Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) was established to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza, focusing on reducing aid diversion and increasing the efficiency of aid distribution.
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- Single-source account; further confirmation still arriving.
Sources
- Timesofisraellink