Palestinian Civil Police Force (Hamas)

This article is about the police service controlled by Hamas in parts of the Gaza Strip. For the police service controlled by the Palestinian Authority in the West Bank, see Palestinian Civil Police Force.

Palestinian Civil Police Force
Agency overview
Formed2007
Preceding agencies
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdictionParts of the Gaza Strip under Hamas control
Governing bodyInterior Minister of the Gaza Strip
General nature
Operational structure
Agency executives
  • Major General Mahmoud Salah, Chief of Police
Child agency

Since the takeover of the Gaza Strip by the Hamas militant group in 2007, the Palestinian Civil Police in the territory, also known as the Palestinian Police or the Gazan Police, has been under the control of a de facto Hamas-led administration rather than the de jure Palestinian Authority based in the West Bank.

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