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On Thursday, the White House disputed reports of new troops being sent to the middle east to help support and monitor the ceasefire deal in Gaza .

200 troops will monitor peace deal in Israel

What they're saying:

Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt clarified Thursday that up to 200 troops will be tasked with monitoring the peace agreement in Israel and will work with other international forces on the ground.

"This is NOT true and taken out of context," Leavitt wrote. "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."

Earlier Thursday, The Associated Press reported that officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to d

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