JERUSALEM: The US security firm that deployed armed military veterans to Gaza to guard aid sites run by a now-defunct distribution operation is seeking to hire Arabic-speaking contractors with combat experience, according to job listings on its website.
North Carolina-based UG Solutions, which provided security for the US- and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation last year, did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its new job listings or say whether it was planning new Gaza operations or security operations elsewhere in the region.
The GHF, which was shut down following a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in October, had faced criticism from the United Nations and other international bodies over the deaths of hundreds of Palestinians trying to reach its aid sites.
It had bypassed the UN and the established aid agencies operating in Gaza to distribute food at sites mostly located away from much of the population and near Israeli forces. UG Solutions provided the GHF with security contractors to guard aid transport and distribution.
The GHF did not respond to a request for comment sent to its press email. It consistently defended its approach to security during the months it operated in Gaza.
