Israel's latest strikes kill at least a dozen people in Gaza, including police officers

Israeli airstrikes in Gaza have resulted in the deaths of at least a dozen people over the past two days, according to local health officials. The strikes, which continue almost daily despite a months-old ceasefire with Hamas, have targeted various locations across the Gaza Strip.

On Wednesday, three members of a family were killed in central Gaza, Al Aqsa Hospital officials reported. The previous day, an airstrike on a police station in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza claimed the lives of a woman and six police officers. Another individual died when a tent camp in Khan Younis was bombed, and Israeli forces shot and killed a child in the Muwasi area near Rafah.

The Israeli military stated that four of the police officers killed in Jabaliya were Hamas militants, though they provided no evidence. Hamas, which governs Gaza, identified one of the slain officers as Col. Mohamad Marwan Salem, a senior commander and head of the Jabaliya police station. Hamas maintains both an armed wing and civilian police services.

Human rights organizations have condemned Israel's targeting of Gaza's police. The UN human rights office noted that police personnel have been attacked at least a dozen times in 2026, even during ordinary law enforcement operations. The pattern of attacks raises concerns that Israeli forces may not be distinguishing between police personnel and fighters belonging to armed groups in Gaza.

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The pattern of attacks raises concerns that Israeli forces apply no distinction between police personnel and fighters belonging to armed groups in Gaza.