Gaza civil police

Gaza civil police
Agency overview
Formed	TBA
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Gaza Strip (under international administration)
Governing body	Board of Peace
General nature	Local civilian 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]}

References

1. Main Points of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim Agreement on the West Bank and the Gaza Strip Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs
2. "Civil Police – PA/Hamas". ECFR. 21 March 2018.
3. Berger, Miriam; Pietsch, Bryan (23 March 2024). "What to know about Gaza's police force, which Israel is targeting". Washington Post.
4. https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/full-text-us-resolution-gaza-approved-un-security-council
5. https://www.trtworld.com/article/c5b7fbbeaf10/amp
6. https://www.dailysabah.com/world/mid-east/eu-weighs-expanded-police-and-border-missions-for-gaza
7. https://english.adnkronos.com/2025/11/20/mideast-italy-could-train-gaza-police-tajani/