Support to Civil Military Coordination Centre
The New Zealand Defence Force has a liaison officer deployed to the US-led Civil Military Coordination Centre (CMCC) in Israel.
The CMCC, which opened in October 2025, is designed as a coordination hub for support to Gaza. The deployment of an NZDF liaison officer was aimed at improving New Zealand’s understanding of coordination efforts on the ground and to enable the assessment of any future contributions.
The New Zealand Defence Force withdrew its liaison officer from the Israel-based Civil-Military Coordination Centre in March 2026 as sufficient information had been gathered to inform future decisions.