With police absent in Gaza, vigilante groups arrive on the streets

A group of nine of the men, their headbands reading "People's Protection Committees" bound around ski masks or hoods, strode through a marketplace this week after first appearing late last month.

Masked members of Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine, march the streets of Deir Al-Balah camp, central Gaza Strip, in solidarity with the six prisoners who escaped from the Israeli Gilboa prison a few days ago. September 9, 2021.

(photo credit: ATIA MOHAMMED/FLASH90)

ByREUTERS

MARCH 6, 2024 20:02

With police absent in Gaza, vigilante groups arrive on the streets

A group of nine of the men, their headbands reading "People's Protection Committees" bound around ski masks or hoods, strode through a marketplace this week after first appearing late last month.

Poll: Likud loses two seats, opposition nears full gov't

After Gaza ceasefire, what’s next for Israel

With police absent in Gaza, vigilante groups arrive on the streets

A group of nine of the men, their headbands reading "People's Protection Committees" bound around ski masks or hoods, strode through a marketplace this week after first appearing late last month.

See more on