JERUSALEM Israel has set up hundreds of volunteer security squads in the two weeks since the Gaza war erupted and is arming them should there be knock-on Israeli-Arab unrest, authorities said on Sunday (Oct 22), despite what police said was "exemplary" conduct so far. The last Gaza war in 2021 saw sometimes violent pro-Palestinian protests among the Arab citizens.
Gaza Conflict: Israel arms civilian security squads amid offensive against Hamas
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Fearing internal strife from Gaza war, Israel arms civilian security squads
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