Israel commits to limit Rafah operation, grant control of crossing to private U.S. firm (www.haaretz.com)

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The parties agreed that a private American security company will assume management of the crossing after the IDF concludes its operation. Israel has also pledged not to damage the crossing's facilities to ensure its continuous operation.

State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said on Wednesday that he is not aware of Israel agreeing to transfer control of the crossing. The White House also said it was unaware of such an agreement.

As part of Israel's efforts to win agreement for a Rafah operation, negotiations have been underway with a private company in the U.S. that specializes in assisting armies and governments around the world engaged in military conflicts. The company has operated in several African and Middle Eastern countries, guarding strategic sites like oil fields, airports, army bases and sensitive border crossings. It employs veterans of elite U.S. Army units.

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[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 week ago

Yeah, let's have some for profit mercenaries control humanitarian aid, that's gonna go great!

It's not at all an indirect bribe of American politicians who have either stock or owner donors in the company, nuh-uh!

[-] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Get Blackwater type company to assist in Genocide and commit massive war crimes

Pardon their war crimes later

No American involvement here!

Also Archive link to this article

[-] [email protected] 17 points 1 week ago

US privateering at it’s finest.

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