President Donald Trump will assign 200 troops stationed in the Middle East to support Israel and help monitor the Gaza peace deal, US officials said on Thursday.The announcement came as Benjamin Netanyahu's government formally approved the agreement to return the remaining hostages from Gaza. A ceasefire will go into effect within 24 hours of the cabinet meeting when Israeli troops will also begin to withdraw from Gaza along an agreed-upon line.Hamas will release the remaining living and dead Israeli hostages within 72 hours after that. Once they are returned, Israel will free 250 Palestinians serving life sentences and 1,700 Gazans who have been held since October 7.Trump said earlier he expected to travel to the Middle East on Sunday to celebrate the first phase of the peace deal and be there for the release of hostages by Hamas.In the first details of how the truce will be enforced, sources revealed that US soldiers will form part of a team that includes allies, NGOs and private sector groups.US Central Command will establish a 'civil-military coordination center' in Israel that will facilitate the flow of humanitarian aid as well as logistical and security assistance into the war-torn territory, officials told the Associated Press. The troops will not be sent into Gaza, but will monitor implementation of the ceasefire agreement and the transition to a civilian government in the territory, a source said. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, Thursday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets Steve Witkoff (second left) and Jared Kushner (right) in Jerusalem on Thursday