US officials have repeatedly stated that American troops will support Gaza stabilization efforts exclusively from bases in Israel through a new Civil-Military Coordination Center, with no deployments into the enclave itself. Recent moves of roughly 200 personnel focus on logistics, aid facilitation, and monitoring alongside partners from Egypt, Qatar, Turkey, and the UAE. Broader US force posture in the region centers on Iran-related deterrence, while the proposed International Stabilization Force relies on non-US contributors and remains stalled with minimal progress toward any Gaza presence. With only weeks remaining before 2027, these structural limits and explicit policy boundaries underpin the 96% trader consensus against US forces entering Gaza. Late escalation in the ceasefire or abrupt policy reversal represent the narrow paths that could still alter the outcome.