Gaza civil police
| Gaza civil police | |
|---|---|
| Motto | واجب شرف مسؤولية Duty, Honor, Responsibility |
| Agency overview | |
| Formed | Mandated by United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 on 17 November 2025 |
| Jurisdictional structure | |
| Operations jurisdiction | Gaza Strip (under Resolution 2803) |
| Governing body | Board of Peace |
| General nature | |
| Website | |
| https://www.ncag.ps/en/police | |
As the result of the 2025 Gaza peace plan and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803, an internationally supported Gaza civil police force is to maintain law and order in the Gaza Strip for a transitional period until the administration of the Gaza Strip can be turned over to a reformed Palestinian Authority.
History
Background
Following the 1993 Oslo Accords which lead to the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, a Palestinian Civil Police Force assumed responsibility for policing in the Gaza Strip.[1] In 2007, the Hamas militant group took over the Gaza Strip and assumed control over its police force.[2][3] Hamas and several other Palestinian militant groups carried out a series of coordinated armed attacks in southern Israel on 7 October 2023 leading to the start of the Gaza War. Israel and Hamas accepted a Gaza peace plan in October 2025 which was endorsed by the United Nations through the adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 on 17 November 2025. UNSC Resolution 2803 empowers an international transitional body known as the Board of Peace, with the support of a International Stabilization Force, to "train and provide support to the vetted Palestinian police forces" in the Gaza Strip.[4]
Development
On 18 November 2025, the European Union offered to train 3,000 Gaza police officers through the EUPOL COPPS mission which presently operates in the West Bank.[5] France, Germany and Slovenia have expressed willingness to contribute to the mission. [6][7]
Hamas has sought to incorporate personnel from the existing Gaza police force into the new civil police.[8]
Recruitment for the new police force was started by the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza on 19 February 2026.[9][10] Egypt and Jordan have agreed to help train new police officers. The NCAG hopes to deploy up to 5000 police officers in the Gaza Strip over the next 60 days.[11]
See also
References
- ^ Main Points of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- ^ "Civil Police – PA/Hamas". ECFR. 21 March 2018.
- ^ Berger, Miriam; Pietsch, Bryan (23 March 2024). "What to know about Gaza's police force, which Israel is targeting". Washington Post.
- ^ "Full text of the US resolution for Gaza approved by the UN Security Council". Middle East Eye.
- ^ "EU plans to train 3,000 Palestinian police officers for post-ceasefire Gaza - TRT World". www.trtworld.com. November 19, 2025.
- ^ dpa, Deutsche Presse-Agentur- (November 20, 2025). "EU weighs expanded police and border missions for Gaza". Daily Sabah.
- ^ "Mideast: Italy could train Gaza police – Tajani – Adnkronos English".
- ^ "Hamas seeks role for its police in Gaza ahead of disarmament talks, sources say". NBC News. 2026-01-28. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
- ^ https://www.ncag.ps/en/police
- ^ "Gaza Administrative Committee to Establish New Police Force". February 20, 2026.
- ^ Magid, Jacob (February 19, 2026). "Head of Gaza's technocratic committee says 5,000 police officers to be deployed in Strip" – via www.timesofisrael.com.