American drones in the skies of Gaza to monitor the ceasefire implementation.

The New York Times revealed that the U.S. military is operating drones in the skies over the Gaza Strip to monitor the implementation of the ceasefire, as part of a broader effort to ensure that both "Israel" and Hamas adhere to the agreement.

According to Israeli military officials and a U.S. defense official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss operational details, the drones have been used to monitor ground activity in Gaza, with "Israel's" approval.

The officials stated that they could not share the flight paths of the drones. The three officials added that the surveillance missions were operating to support a new civil-military coordination center in southern "Israel," established by the U.S. Central Command last week, partly to monitor the ceasefire.

Although the U.S. military has previously flown drones over Gaza to help locate Israeli captives, its recent reconnaissance efforts suggest that U.S. officials want to have their own independent understanding of what is happening inside the territory, separate from "Israel."

Several Trump administration officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss private conversations, expressed concern this week about the possibility of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu backtracking on the agreement.

The United States has used MQ-9 Reaper drones in Gaza to support efforts to recover captives, exchanging information derived from those missions with "Israel," indicating potential detention locations.

A former U.S. diplomat and defense official expressed surprise at the recent U.S. surveillance missions in Gaza, given the close military ties between the two parties.

Daniel Shapiro, who served as the U.S. ambassador to "Israel" during President Barack Obama's administration and was a former special envoy to "Israel" regarding Iran, stated, "This is a very intrusive version of U.S. surveillance on a front where Israel sees an active threat."

Shapiro added, "If there were complete transparency and total trust between Israel and the United States, there would be no need for this, but it is clear that the U.S. wants to eliminate any possibility of misunderstanding."

Captain Timothy Hawkins, a spokesman for the Pentagon's Central Command, said in an interview with Israeli i24 television on Thursday that the civil-military coordination center "includes an operational area that enables us to monitor what is happening on the ground in Gaza in real-time."

He added that they are "making diligent efforts" to maintain the ceasefire, acknowledging that the situation is "extremely fragile."