The U.S. military is once again deploying troops to the Middle East, but unlike in years past it’s for a peace keeping mission. Pentagon officials have announced 200 soldiers will be deployed to Israel to assist in monitoring the ceasefire deal between Hamas and Israel. The move by the Pentagon comes just two days after President Trump helped broker a historic peace agreement between the leaders of Hamas and Israel. The Military reported more details on the deployment: The United States is sending about 200 troops to Israel to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza as part of a team that includes partner nations, nongovernmental organizations and private sector players, U.S. officials said Thursday. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss details not authorized for release, said U.S. Central Command is going to establish a “civil-military coordination center” in Israel that will help facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the territory wracked by two years of war. The remarks provide some of the first details on how the ceasefire deal would be monitored and that the U.S. military would have a role in that effort. After Israel and Hamas agreed to the first phase of a Trump administration plan to halt the fighting, a litany of questions remain on next steps, including Hamas disarmament, a withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and a future government in the territory. One of the officials said the new team will help monitor implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the transition to a civilian government in Gaza. The coordination center will be staffed by about 200 U.S. service members who have expertise in transportation, planning, security, logistics and engineering, said the official, who noted that no American troops will be sent into Gaza. A second official said troops would come from U.S. Central Command as well as other parts of the globe. That official added that the troops already have begun arriving and will continue to travel to the region over the weekend to begin planning and efforts to establish the center. Under President Trump’s direction, the US will deploy 200 troops to help enforce a ceasefire deal in Gaza. The ceasefire has not yet taken effect, and Israeli forces are currently bombing Gaza City. Hamas and other Palestinian militant groups remain active. Follow: @AFpost pic.twitter.com/9cOR9AZdyf — AF Post (@AFpost) October 9, 2025 Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt corrected rumors that troops were being deployed from the U.S. and noted the troops being sent our already stationed at CENTCOM. Take a look:: This is NOT true and taken out of context. To be clear: up to 200 U.S. personnel, who are already stationed at CENTCOM, will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel, and they will work with other international forces on the ground. https://t.co/V8UoUSrjA5 — Karoline Leavitt (@PressSec) October 9, 2025

Multiple people have died following a massive explosion at a Tennessee explosives manufacturing plant. The explosion occurred Friday morning at Accurate Energetic Systems in McEwen, which is approximately 50 miles west of Nashville. Footage below: On Friday, October 10, an explosion was reported at a Tennessee explosives manufacturer in Hickman County. The explosion took place at the Accurate Energetic Systems in the Bucksnort area. pic.twitter.com/B7MA2VJgyR — NewsChannel 5 (@NC5) October 10, 2025 ABC News shared further info: Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed to reporters there are “some” fatalities and several people missing in the blast, though he did not give specific numbers. At least 13 people are unaccounted for, Hickman County Mayor Jim Bates told ABC News. “We got a very big investigation,” Davis said during a press briefing. “This is not going to be something that we’re going to be like a car wreck or something like that, that we’re just going to clean up the debris and leave. We’re going to probably be here for a few days.” “We’re trying to take as much time as is needed right now. We’re prioritizing people that are involved, their families and trying to be very compassionate toward them,” he continued. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Homeland Security and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation are among the agencies that have responded to the scene, Davis said. WTVF reports that at least 19 people remain unaccounted for following the deadly explosion. The explosion occurred shortly before 8 a.m., close to the time of the plant’s regular shift change. TAKE A LOOK AT THIS: Helicopter video shows what's left of Accurate Energetic Systems in Hickman County, Tennessee that experienced an explosion Friday morning. At least 19 people are unaccounted for. (Video: WTVF Nashville) https://t.co/xEHAeTFXLB pic.twitter.com/OxhaLceMZO — Action News 5 (@WMCActionNews5) October 10, 2025 CNN has more: Residents who live near the facility say they felt the impact of the explosion. “I thought the house had collapsed with me inside of it,” Gentry Stover told The Associated Press by phone. “I live very close to Accurate and I realized about 30 seconds after I woke up that it had to have been that.” Accurate Energetic Systems, LLC, specializes in making military explosives, according to the Humphreys County Sheriff’s Office. The company’s Facebook page says it manufactures “various high explosive compositions and specialty products for the U.S. DoD and U.S. Industrial markets.” The Hickman County Sheriff’s Office is asking everyone to avoid the area as emergency responders do their work.

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