*SOMETHING TO KEEP AN EYE ON:* _EUROPEAN AND US FORCES/CONTRACTORS FULFILLING 'SECURITY' ROLES IN GAZA AND THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS_ The European Union recently declared its mission has returned to the Rafah Crossing between Egypt and Gaza, as US private security firms have sent in ex-special forces operatives to man a checkpoint in Netzarim Corridor. While the US and EU work alongside Israel in implementing the ongoing phased ceasefire agreement in Gaza, they do so with an outlook to change the nature of the territory’s governance and threaten to usher in an era that parallels the siege that existed prior to the 15-month-long genocide. https://www.palestinechronicle.com/foreign-hands-in-gaza-how-the-west-is-working-to-rob-gaza-of-democracy/