A small number of British planning officers has been sent to Israel to join a US-led multinational taskforce to help monitor the ceasefire in Gaza, the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.
The taskforce, called the civil military coordination centre, is also likely to include troops from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey and the UAE, US officials have previously said.
British troops are not going into Gaza, as it currently stands, and they are not being sent into a combat zone.
The Israeli government has approved the first phase of a Gaza deal with Hamas, which has led to a ceasefire and the release of hostages and prisoners.
Earlier this month, American officials said up to 200 US troops already based in the Middle East would be moved to Israel to support the taskforce.
