US denies report of Gaza mission closure amid conflicting claims over aid effort

• Reuters reported the possible closure of the US-led CMCC mission near Gaza, citing sources familiar with the matter.
• Officials linked to the mission strongly denied the claim, saying operations are expanding and aid delivery is increasing.

US officials have pushed back against reports that Washington is preparing to shut down its flagship Gaza coordination mission, insisting the Civil-Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) remains fully operational and is expanding its work despite claims of internal restructuring.

The denial follows a Reuters report citing sources who said the Trump administration was preparing to close the CMCC as broader efforts tied to its Gaza strategy stalled.

In response, officials associated with the mission dismissed the report.

“Any claim that the CMCC is closing is wrong,” a statement said, adding that the center is intensifying efforts to deliver aid and support post-war stabilization in Gaza.

The statement described the CMCC as “mission critical” to ongoing humanitarian and security operations.

According to the officials, food assistance coordinated through the center is now reaching three times more people than earlier phases of the operation.

They also claimed aid diversion rates have fallen sharply, from 90 percent to less than one percent, while citing United Nations assessments that nutrition conditions in Gaza have improved significantly.

Those figures could not be independently verified.

The CMCC said its efforts are focused on facilitating food distribution, emergency supplies, and broader humanitarian coordination in the Gaza Strip.

Officials also credited the center with helping sustain the ceasefire despite skepticism from outside analysts.

They said the mission has played a central role in maintaining stability and creating a pathway toward the establishment of a transitional government in Gaza, alongside plans for an International Stabilization Force.

“The ceasefire has continued to hold despite all the predictions from so-called experts,” the statement said.

Despite the denial, questions remain over the future structure of Washington’s Gaza policy apparatus.

Reuters reported that responsibilities currently managed by the CMCC could eventually be absorbed into a broader international framework, potentially under a rebranded support mechanism.