Archiv: Brad Cooper


12.10.2025 - 06:42 [ Al Jazeera ]

US CENTCOM chief says no troops to be deployed to Gaza

In a statement on X, Admiral Brad Cooper said he just returned from Gaza to understand how to establish a “CENTCOM-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC)” to connect activities to support “post-conflict stabilisation”.

“This great effort will be achieved with no US boots on the ground in Gaza,” Cooper wrote.

12.10.2025 - 06:34 [ Middle East Eye ]

Witkoff: Visited Gaza to verify Israel‘s compliance of ceasefire agreement

US special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, on Saturday said he visited Gaza alongside Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, “to verify Israel’s compliance with Phase I of the [Gaza ceasefire] agreement”.

Witkoff, in a statement, said that he was also accompanied by CENTCOM chief Brad Cooper.