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US said to complain of Israeli surveillance at Gaza coordination hub; IDF: ‘Absurd’ claim

2025-12-09

Think of it as overwatch for your protection.

[IsraelTimes] Guardian report says US base chief summoned counterpart to demand end to practice of recording meetings at Kiryat Gat command center; Israel denies talks are classified

US forces stationed at the Kiryat Gat facility where the ceasefire in Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with a rusty iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about oppression and disproportionate response...
is being monitored have reportedly accused their Israeli counterparts of conducting widespread surveillance of those working there.

The Israel Defense Forces called the claim, which appeared in The Guardian on Monday, "absurd."

The report, citing unnamed sources familiar with the matter, alleged that Israeli forces have made a habit of recording meetings inside the Civil-Military Coordination Center, both openly and covertly, drawing ire from the US and other allied countries that have a presence at the southern Israel base.

According to the sources, the Israeli intelligence gathering at the CMCC, which hosts representatives from dozens of countries and organizations, led the US commander of the base, Lt. Gen. Patrick Frank, to summon his Israeli counterpart for a meeting, in which he informed him that "recording has to stop here."

The practice has reportedly led some of Israel’s allies to instruct their forces at the compound to avoid revealing sensitive information, for fear that it could be "collected and exploited," the report added.

The IDF declined to comment to The Guardian on Frank’s alleged demand and noted that conversations within the CMCC are not classified.

"The IDF documents and summarizes meetings in which it is present through protocols, as any professional organization of this nature does in a transparent and agreed-upon manner," the Israeli military told the newspaper in a statement.

"The claim that the IDF is gathering intelligence on its partners in meetings in which the IDF is an active participant is absurd," the statement added.

The US military declined to comment to The Guardian on the allegations.

The CMCC, established under US leadership, is designed to coordinate humanitarian, logistical, and security assistance into Gaza while helping oversee the postwar stabilization phase. It is located inside a logistics company building in an industrial zone in Kiryat Gat, some 20 kilometers (13 miles) from Gaza.

The CMCC uses the first three floors of the building. The second floor is where the various countries come together in a cavernous space with massive screens and whiteboards, while the first floor is reserved for Israel and the third for the US.

Along with Israel and the US, countries that have sent troops to the compound include Jordan, the UK, Germany, Denmark, Canada, Australia, La Belle France, Spain, and the United Arab Emirates.

Last month, an Israeli official told The Times of Israel that Jerusalem was playing a secondary role at the CMCC, and that the US had become the prime decision-maker, including on issues pertaining to the delivery of humanitarian aid

to Gaza, where Israel has accused Hamas
Hamas

..not a terrorist organization, even though it kidnaps people, holds hostages, and tries to negotiate by executing them,...
of looting aid convoys and placed restrictions on the shipments.

A US official speaking to The Guardian on the condition of anonymity disputed that Washington had the final say on aid deliveries to Gaza and characterized the efforts in that area as "hand in glove," with Israel as the hand and the CMCC acting as "the glove over that hand."

Unnamed diplomats told The Guardian that the talks at the CMCC have led Israel to ease restrictions on several items that had been considered to have "dual use" applications that Israel believes could be repurposed by Hamas, and had been banned from entering Gaza until now.

Last month, CMCC officers said that an average of 800 trucks of humanitarian aid have entered the Gaza Strip each day since the ceasefire took effect.

Since its inauguration in October, the CMCC’s precise structure, command hierarchy, and legal status have remained undefined, even as the first phase of US President Donald Trump
...The cad! Twice caught beating wimmin!...
’s 20-point plan for the Gaza Strip draws to a close.

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