"Remote" monitoring.. Hebrew media reveals details of the new mechanism for operating the Rafah crossing

Hebrew sources revealed on Friday the features of the proposed mechanism for re-operating the Rafah border crossing in both directions, which fundamentally relies on security coordination linked to advanced technical monitoring systems.

The new plan is based on a system that enables the Israeli side to verify travelers' identities and monitor movements without the need for direct field presence at all stages of crossing, while imposing strict controls on exit and entry movements to ensure that no wanted security personnel enter or leave the Strip.

According to published reports, exit procedures from the Gaza Strip will be subject to a series of organizational complexities; those wishing to leave must obtain prior Egyptian permission, while lists are automatically referred to the Israeli occupation's General Security Service (Shin Bet) for security approval.

Although the field management of the crossing will be entrusted to a European Union mission and local Palestinian employees to handle inspection procedures, Tel Aviv will retain "remote" monitoring through security operations rooms equipped with facial recognition technologies to ensure that travelers match authorized lists, with the Israeli side having the authority to digitally control the electronic closure of crossing barriers in the event of any breach.

In contrast, the mechanism for entering the Gaza Strip adopts more stringent and strict procedures; all returnees will be subject to direct "Israeli" monitoring, which includes their passage through a checkpoint belonging to the Israeli occupation army, equipped with advanced sensors and metal detectors.

The individual verification process will include the use of biometric technologies, and travelers will not be allowed to cross the "yellow line" towards the internal areas of the Strip until after successfully passing these precise examinations and crossing military checkpoints.

Observers believe that this mechanism reflects Tel Aviv's endeavor to impose a comprehensive technical security cordon around the crossing without engaging in direct field friction with civilians in the exit path, while insisting on a "tangible security grip" to secure returnees.

These leaks come amidst anticipation of the official Palestinian and Egyptian positions on these proposals, which are believed to form the cornerstone of the anticipated security arrangements for managing the Strip in the post-truce phase and shaping the features of the new border reality.