The Jerusalem Post visited the US Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) at Kiryat Gat near the Gaza border.
The CMCC brings together 40 countries with stakeholders, including representatives from partner nations, non-governmental organizations, international institutions, and private-sector stakeholders, to help facilitate the flow of humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance into Gaza.
At its first stage, the CMCC was expected to take over much of the management of the flow of humanitarian aid into Gaza from the IDF.
CMCC expected to expand for new multi-country force
Following the UN passing a resolution endorsing the International Stabilization Force (ISF) this week, the CMCC is also expected to help manage the new multi-country force, though it may take several weeks or more to get it fully off the ground.
Eventually, the CMCC also hopes to work with political authorities to help manage Gaza.
The inside of the facility featured a large open area with makeshift temporary work spaces – some fully open with desks and some partially self-contained cubicles. On one side of the room was a large monitor showing a map of Gaza and various statistics about its different regions, from the northern part to Khan Yunis to Rafah in the deepest south.
While the American contingent is dominant within the CMCC, other European countries’ personnel and IDF personnel could also be seen there.