(Times of Israel) Nine men with clubs and headbands reading "People's Protection Committees," bound around ski masks or hoods, strode through a marketplace in Rafah this week after the civil police force, controlled by Hamas, went underground after being targeted by Israeli strikes. The group was formed by the Hamas-run interior ministry, tasked with ensuring public order and stopping price hikes by market profiteers.
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