Israeli Strikes Kill Nine in Gaza, Including Senior Police Commander and Child
The attacks, which Palestinian officials call ceasefire violations, come as Hamas leaders hold talks in Cairo on the next phase of a US-brokered peace plan.
Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip killed at least nine Palestinians on Tuesday, according to health and police officials in the enclave. The deadliest single incident was an airstrike on a police post near a busy market in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, which killed at least seven people, including Colonel Mohammad Marwan Salem, the head of the local police station, and a woman. In southern Gaza, medics reported that 10-year-old Muataz Abu Shaar was shot dead by Israeli gunfire in Rafah, while a separate airstrike in Khan Younis killed a 36-year-old man and wounded three others.
The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out a strike in the Jabalia area, saying it targeted “terrorists”. It also stated that the Khan Younis strike hit a Hamas operative. No immediate comment was provided on the shooting in Rafah. The Hamas-run interior ministry condemned the Jabalia strike as a “massacre”, and police officials said Colonel Salem was among several officers killed. The deaths add to a toll of more than 1,100 Palestinians killed by Israeli fire since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October, according to Gaza’s health ministry. Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants in Gaza over the same period.
The violence underscores the fragility of the truce, which halted major combat operations but has failed to prevent near-daily incidents. Both sides accuse each other of violations. Viewed from Jerusalem, the military has intensified strikes against Hamas security personnel and police posts, arguing that the group must cede control of Gaza and disarm. Hamas has signalled readiness to relinquish governance but has consistently rejected calls to lay down arms. The group maintains that Israeli breaches of the ceasefire are the primary obstacle to progress.
The latest escalation coincides with a visit by Hamas leaders to Cairo for negotiations on implementing the second phase of a peace plan advanced by US President Donald Trump. According to sources close to the talks, discussions cover Hamas disarmament and Israeli army withdrawals, but little headway has been made in recent weeks. The dossier remains deadlocked, with no date set for a breakthrough, as the humanitarian situation in Gaza—where nearly all two million residents are displaced—continues to deteriorate.
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The ceasefire remains in place but sporadic violence continues; both Israeli and Palestinian casualties are reported.
By attributing all casualty figures to Gazan health officials and including Israeli military losses, the report constructs a balanced narrative that avoids assigning blame.
Israeli attacks are unrelenting and violate the ceasefire; the international community must act to stop the bloodshed.
By using emotive language like 'unrelenting attacks' and focusing on the number of wounded, the report frames the event as a pattern of aggression rather than an isolated incident.
The report omits the four Israeli soldiers killed by militants during the same period, which would balance the narrative of unrelenting Israeli attacks.
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