Newspaper: Cairo Will Receive and Train Thousands of Candidates for Work in Gaza Police

SadaNews - An informed Egyptian source confirmed to the newspaper "Asharq Al-Awsat" that the Egyptian Ministry of Interior will receive thousands of candidates for work in the Palestinian police, which will ensure security in the Gaza Strip, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement.

The source said that the candidates will arrive in Cairo within a week and will be distributed to training institutes and departments, where they will undergo training on all types of police work for six weeks. He pointed out that a number of other candidates will head to Jordan to attend similar programs.

The source also noted that the European Union is overseeing this process and coordinating it with the Egyptian authorities, as well as funding the training program, which is in addition to previous trainings conducted in Egypt and Jordan.

He considered that the training "reflects the determination of the parties to move forward in implementing the terms of the agreement, with the Egyptian state keen not to forget or marginalize this vital file."

The training path comes as part of arrangements being worked on by the Special Representative for Gaza in the "Peace Council," Nikolai Mladenov, regarding the future of the sector, based on reciprocal and gradual mechanisms, but it is awaiting developments related to the most prominent issue of disarming Gaza, especially the armed movements, primarily "Hamas."

Mladenov said in a speech before the Security Council on Tuesday evening that in agreement with the guarantors of the ceasefire agreement - the United States, Egypt, Turkey, and Qatar - a comprehensive framework for disarmament and the reintegration of armed groups has been established as a condition for starting reconstruction.

According to what was reported by the United Nations website, the framework is based on five principles; the first of which, according to Mladenov, is "reciprocity," where disarmament will occur in parallel with the phased withdrawal of Israeli forces. The second is to arrange the process by initially dealing with the most dangerous weapons, missiles, heavy ammunition, explosive devices, and assault rifles held by the armed group, and neutralizing tunnels. Finally, it will address personal weapons through a registration and collection process.

Other principles include verifying disarmament and providing amnesty measures and reintegration programs for those associated with armed groups, with extensions of the timelines for implementation when the parties make good-faith efforts, according to Mladenov, who expressed gratitude to Egypt for agreeing to be the main training partner for developing the core of the police force in Gaza.