What do we know about the Israeli-backed Palestinian militias looting and terrorizing Gaza?

NEW YORK CITY: A investigation this week by the newspaper Haaretz revived scrutiny of a network of armed Palestinian militias that operate in Israeli-controlled parts of Gaza with weapons, funding and protection provided by the Israeli military. The origins of the militia project can be traced to the early months of Israel’s Rafah offensive in May 2024, when a small armed group calling itself the Popular Forces began operating in areas under Israeli control in southern Gaza.

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