The monitoring operation, established with IDF support, began amid renewed violence in Gaza and tensions surrounding the return of Israeli hostages
The U.S. military has begun flying surveillance drones over the Gaza Strip in recent days, as part of an effort to ensure that Israel and the Hamas terrorist organization uphold the ceasefire agreement, Israeli and American military officials said on Friday.
The drones are being used, with Israel’s consent, to monitor ground activity in Gaza, according to two Israeli military officials and one American defense official, who declined to disclose the UAVs’ locations.
The three officials said the surveillance missions support the Civil-Military Coordination Center (CMCC) established last week in Kiryat Gat, southern Israel, by U.S. Central Command. The center’s functions include monitoring the ceasefire.