Gazans call for force independent of political factions
The Jerusalem Post • • world
Key Points:
- The National Committee for the Administration of the Gaza Strip (NCAG) has begun recruiting thousands of young Palestinians for a new police force to maintain order in Gaza, with training planned in Egypt and Jordan.
- There is strong enthusiasm among Gaza’s youth for the new force, but success depends on cooperation from Israel, which controls Gaza’s borders and crossings.
- The NCAG, led by Ali Shaath and affiliated mainly with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority, aims to govern Gaza temporarily and oversee civil affairs, though it has yet to establish a presence on the ground.
- Some Palestinians stress the importance of the new police force being politically independent and suggest integrating some Hamas officers to prevent obstruction, while skepticism remains about Hamas relinquishing control.
- Meanwhile,
