US security contractors to monitor Gaza checkpoints: Report

Armed US private security contractors will monitor displaced Palestinians returning from southern Gaza to their homes in the destroyed north, US media reported on Thursday, citing government officials.

The New York Times and Axios reported that the planned deployment is part of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, expected to begin in the coming days.

The security companies are reportedly tasked with conducting vehicle checks at the Netzarim Corridor, which divides the Gaza Strip into two halves south of Gaza City.