Reuters sums up the confusion in Gaza caused by rival security forces with conflicting loyalties:
One elderly man wasn’t sure who was who. “Are you police or are you Hamas?” 65-year-old Abu Ahmed asked some gunmen.
“We are the executive force,” a bearded young man from Hamas replied, leaving 65-year-old Abu Ahmed little the wiser.
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