The 'unprecedented' US-Israeli coordination center for Gaza

(JNS) — A new joint command center established by the United States military’s Central Command in the Israeli city of Kiryat Gat in recent days to help manage the future of the Gaza Strip is described by former Israeli military officers as an “unprecedented” development in external involvement in the affairs of the Strip.

The Civil-Military Coordination Center houses hundreds of personnel. The three-story structure includes a first floor designated as for Israeli security personnel only (a secure area for officials from the IDF, Foreign Ministry, Mossad and Shin Bet).

While the third floor is...