Palestinian NGOs warn of dangers of American security company returning to Gaza
The Palestinian NGO Network on Tuesday warned of the dangers of an American security company returning to work in the Gaza Strip, considering this move a dangerous indication of Israeli intentions to deepen the humanitarian crisis in the Strip.
The Network’s Director General, Amjad al-Shawa, confirmed Tuesday, in a statement to the “Palestine Online” website, that the humanitarian situation in Gaza remains “at its worst” despite the passage of four months since the ceasefire agreement last October, brokered by the American administration.
He pointed out that the humanitarian aid trucks entering the Strip do not meet the minimum basic needs, and that Israel is deliberately preventing the entry of materials and equipment necessary to rehabilitate the health and electricity systems, sewage networks, and central treatment plants.
Al-Shawa said that there is an urgent need to transfer approximately 2,000 patients and wounded individuals for treatment abroad, in addition to some 350,000 patients with chronic diseases who face the risk of death due to the shortage of medicines and medical supplies.
He explained that the remaining hospitals are barely functioning, and their waiting areas have become makeshift shelters for thousands of patients facing an uncertain fate.
Al-Shawa added that the Israeli enemy’s obstruction of humanitarian aid and fuel needed to operate hospitals and water stations, in addition to the destruction of the agricultural and livestock sectors, constitutes a war crime against the residents of the Gaza Strip.
The director of the NGO Network expressed his deep concern about the return of the American security company “UG Solutions,” describing it as having a “criminal record stained with the blood of civilians in Gaza.”
He explained that the company has announced plans to expand its operations in Syria, and that its advertisements for recruiting international security officers with at least four years of combat experience and fluency in Arabic include potential contracts in Gaza as well.
Al-Shawa asserted that the company is accused of committing crimes against civilians at aid distribution centers, in collaboration with the so-called “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation,” which is supported by the United States and Israel and ceased operations in November 2025.
He indicated that the activities of these entities have resulted in the deaths of 2,615 civilians and injuries to more than 19,182 others, according to government data, and that UN agencies had previously refused to cooperate with them for ethical and security reasons.
Al-Shawa also warned that the return of the American company could force residents to flee once again to residential areas in the city of Rafah, which is under Israeli control. He called on UN and human rights organizations to intervene to protect more than 2.3 million people living in catastrophic humanitarian, living, and health conditions, in what is considered the worst humanitarian crisis of modern times.