Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two including senior policeman
GAZA CITY: Israeli strikes in Gaza killed two people including a senior police officer on Thursday, health officials said, the second straight day of bombardment after a lull due to a US peace push.
Israeli strikes in Gaza resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a senior police officer, on Thursday. The US peace push had caused a lull in the bombardment, but it resumed after the Israeli military targeted a Hamas commander in Khan Yunis who was planning attacks against IDF troops. The militant was killed in an aerial strike to neutralize the threat.
The civil defence agency in Gaza reported that an airstrike west of Khan Yunis killed one person. In another incident, a vehicle in Gaza City's Sheikh Ajlin neighbourhood was struck, resulting in one fatality and several injuries. Gaza's police governor, Jamal Abu Kamil, was assassinated by an Israeli airstrike in a vehicle near Al-Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City.
Israeli forces confirmed the killing, stating that Abu Kamil had infiltrated Israeli territory during the Oct 7, 2023 attack, which triggered the current war. Hamas condemned the killing, calling it an escalation of Israel's brutal actions and urging mediating countries to stop Israel's violations of the ceasefire. Since the ceasefire began on Wednesday, Israeli operations in Gaza have claimed 1,260 Palestinian lives, according to Hamas' health ministry. Israeli forces have reported five casualties during the same period.
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