GAZA'S POLICE FORCE UNDER STRAIN
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Al-Thawabta heads Gaza's Government Media Office
As Director General of Gaza's Government Media Office, Al-Thawabta oversees official communications from inside the territory, giving him a direct on-the-ground vantage on the situation he describes.
Israel struck a Gaza police graduation in Oct. 2023, killing dozens.
The strike hit a Hamas police passing-out ceremony in Gaza City days after Oct. 7. Gaza's civil police — responsible for law and order, not combat — have been decimated, leaving the territory with virtually no functioning law enforcement.
Iraq's police force collapsed entirely after the 2003 US invasion.
The US disbanded Iraq's 400,000-strong security forces in May 2003, creating a power vacuum widely blamed for years of insurgency. Analysts cite it as a cautionary tale for any post-conflict Gaza reconstruction.
Gaza's police was rebuilt from scratch after Hamas took control in 2007!
After Hamas seized Gaza in 2007, it dismantled PA security forces & built a new civil police. That force now faces collapse amid ongoing conflict. Learn more at Wikipedia
