Egypt trains hundreds of Palestinians for future Gaza police force

Egypt is training hundreds of Palestinian police officers with an eye towards integrating them into a post-war security force in Gaza, a Palestinian official told AFP.

A first group of more than 500 officers were trained in Cairo in March and since September the two-month courses have resumed to welcome hundreds more people, the official said on condition of anonymity. 

He added that all members of the force will be from the Gaza Strip and paid by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority. 

"We received outstanding operational training, with modern equipment for border surveillance," said a Palestinian lieutenant who also requested anonymity for security reasons.