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Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza
Diplomats push back at claim Hamas members to be part of new body, as Cairo trains thousands of recruits and Brussels looks to join effort, possibly influence postwar Strip The post Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force in Gaza appeared first on The Times of Israel.
The new police force includes 5,000 police officers who will undergo training in Egypt, and 5,000 police officers who worked under the Hamas government.
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A first group of more than 500 officers were trained in Cairo in March. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Palestinian official said all members of the force will be from Gaza and paid by the Palestinian Authority, which is based in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.