US could use private contractors in ‘high-risk’ maritime aid to Gaza operation

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Operating in a war zone will also create security challenges that could test the US’s “no boots on the ground” policy, Dr Andreas Krieg believes.

The US will probably draw the line that they are not there in a fighting capacity. But they are entering enemy territory,” he said.

“#Gaza is a high-risk environment so people will be armed… at a bare minimum, the bridgehead will have to be secured for some time. They can’t just land the stuff and leave it on the beach.” If private firms were employed they would be given latitude over security, the analyst believes. “This is an extremely hostile environment where you would have to put armed contractors on the ground with a licence to kill”.

Period	8 Mar 2024
Held at	iNews, United Kingdom