Israel kills 10 in Gaza police station bombing

On 19 August 2026, Israeli forces struck a police headquarters in Gaza City, killing at least ten Palestinians and wounding fifteen others. The attack occurred amid attempts to advance a fragile ceasefire. Gaza's Police Department described the assault as a "brutal massacre," with senior officers among the fatalities. The Israeli Ministry of Interior accused Israel of attempting to destabilize the territory by targeting the police force.

The latest violence followed a bombing of a cafe in Gaza City, which killed seven people, including a child, on Monday. This comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with US special envoy Jared Kushner, who gave Israel the "green light" to "finish the job" against Hamas if it refused to disarm. Hamas denounced the attacks, accusing the US-led "Peace Council" of failing to enforce the ceasefire and compelling Israel to comply with the agreement signed in October.