US forces working with Israel to deliver aid in Gaza, says Israeli official

An Israeli security official on Saturday said that US forces are taking part in overseeing and coordinating aid transfer into Gaza with Israel as part of US President Donald Trump's ceasefire plan. 

The Washington Post on Friday reported that the U.S.-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) will replace Israel in overseeing aid into Gaza.

It cited a U.S. official and people familiar with the matter as saying Israel was part of the process but that CMCC would decide what aid enters Gaza and how.

The Israeli security official told Reuters that Israeli security services remain part of policy, supervision and monitoring with decisions made jointly, and that the integration of the CMCC was already underway.

Israel claimed it was fulfilling its obligations under the ceasefire agreement, which calls for an average of 600 trucks of supplies into Gaza per day. 

The Israeli official said that the United States will lead coordination with the international community, with restrictions still in place on the list of non-governmental organisations supplying aid and the entry of so-called dual-use items, which Israel considers to have both civilian and military use.