In brief
An Israeli drone fired four missiles at a police post run by Hamas in northern Gaza’s Jabalia area, killing seven people, including Senior Officer Col Mohammed Marwan Salem, officials said. Witnesses reported the attack occurring near a busy market. An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the strike targeted terrorists, while other casualties were reported in southern Gaza and Rafah. The incident comes amid ongoing clashes that have breached a truce in place since October last year, with 1,110 Palestinians killed and four Israeli soldiers lost so far.
An Israeli drone fire four missiles at a police post operated by Hamas just north of a busy Jabalia market, killing seven people, including Senior Officer Col Mohammed Marwan Salem, officials said.
\Witnesses told the BBC that the strike struck the post in the middle of a thoroughfare. The Hamas‑run interior ministry called the attack a massacre and appealed for a ceasefire.
\An Israeli military spokesperson confirmed the operation, declaring it had targeted terrorists amid ongoing ceasefire violations.
\Two other people were killed by Israeli fire in southern Gaza this week. A separate strike in Khan Younis killed a man and wounded three others, while Israeli forces claimed to have hit a Hamas operative.
\The incident adds to mounting tensions in a conflict that began in October 2023, when a Hamas attack on southern Israel killed about 1,200 people. Since then, Hamas‑run health authorities have reported 1,110 Palestinians dead from Israeli fire, while Israel has confirmed four of its soldiers killed by Palestinian militants.
