According to media reports, US private security companies should now also be used to improve the security situation in the Gaza Strip. Their employees are intended to monitor vehicles of expelled Palestinians returning to arms from the south of the coastal strip to their original homes in the destroyed north.
According to CNN, “New York Times” and the news page “Axios”, use should begin in the coming days. He was part of the ceasefire agreement mediated by the United States, Egypt and Qatar between Israel and the Palestinian terrorist organization Hamas.
According to the reports, the security companies are to control the Netzarim corridor, which divides the Gaza Strip in two. He was previously controlled by Israeli soldiers for months to prevent Palestinians from returning to evacuated areas in the north.
Hamas rejected controls by Israel’s military
The deal put into effect on Sunday agreed that return for Palestinians relocated south should be possible on the seventh day after the ceasefire took effect. However, Hamas rejected the vehicle control element.
As a compromise, it was therefore agreed that vehicles would only be allowed to travel on a northbound street and the checkpoint would be operated by independent actors. According to “Axios” information, three security companies are involved in the checks, two from the US and another from Egypt.
“Identifies Suspect, Eliminates a Hunter”
For the first time since the firefighting pause began, the Israeli army announced the killing of an Islamist fighter in the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The Israeli Defense Forces said on Wednesday that soldiers had “identified several armed suspects” in the south of the Palestinian territory. To stop the threat, a fighter from the Islamic Jihad militia was “eliminated”.
The army continued to say that in several parts of the Gaza Strip, soldiers had fired “warning shots” in the direction of a “masked suspect” who allegedly approached them. The armed forces would adhere to the conditions of the ceasefire, it said.
Further hostages will be released on Saturday
As part of the first phase of the ceasefire, which should last six weeks, Israeli soldiers are scheduled to withdraw from densely populated areas in the Gaza Strip. The army had warned Palestinians to approach the soldiers. By the way, other Hamas Geiseln or Palestinian prisoners are to be released on Saturday.
Source: Krone
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