In brief
An Israeli drone fired four missiles at a police post in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, killing seven officials and a woman. The attack was described by Gaza authorities as a massacre, while Israel said it targeted Hamas security troops. The incident adds to a series of clashes that have occurred since the ceasefire was supposed to end hostilities. The casualties were taken to Al‑Shifa hospital, where inquiries into their status as civilians or combatants are ongoing. The war, which began after a Hamas attack in October 2023, continues to see daily escalations despite the agreed truce.
An Israeli air strike on a police post in northern Gaza’s Jabalia area killed at least seven people, including a senior officer and a woman, health and police officials said.
Witnesses reported that an Israeli drone fired four missiles at the post, which was near a busy market.
The Palestinian territory’s Hamas‑run interior ministry condemned the attack as a massacre, naming the local police station head Col Mohammed Marwan Salem and several other officers among the dead.
Israeli authorities identified Salem as head of military security for Hamas’s Central Jabalia Battalion and said three other terrorists, including two police officers, were also killed.
All casualties were taken to Al‑Shifa hospital in Gaza City, where relatives questioned the classification of some as civilians.
The incident is part of a broader pattern of clashes since the October ceasefire, with both sides accusing the other of daily violations.
In the broader context, Gaza’s health ministry reports 1,110 deaths from Israeli bombardment since October, while Israel claims four soldiers were killed in Palestinian attacks.
The war, sparked by a Hamas‑led assault on southern Israel on 7 October 2023 that killed 1,200 people, has seen over 73,230 casualties in Gaza according to local health data.
