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An Israeli military strike targeted a police facility in the Jabalia area of northern Gaza, resulting in at least seven fatalities, according to statements from Palestinian health and police authorities. Witnesses reported that an Israeli drone fired multiple missiles at the location near a commercial market district. Those killed included Col Mohammed Marwan Salem, identified by Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry as the head of the local police station. The Palestinian authorities condemned the operation as a massacre. The Israeli military characterized the strike differently, stating that Marwan held a position as head of military security for Hamas’s Central Jabalia Battalion and identified three other individuals killed in the operation as Abdul Malik al-Jabin, Ghassan al-Daqas, and Yaman Abu Obeida, describing them as terrorists or operatives.
Disputes emerged regarding the civilian or military status of those killed. A relative of one deceased police officer told media outlets that the individual was part of the civilian police force and was targeted while on routine patrol. The wounded and deceased were transported to al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City for treatment.
Separate incidents on the same day resulted in additional deaths in southern Gaza. An air strike in the Khan Younis area killed one individual and injured three others, with the Israeli military stating it had targeted a Hamas operative. In Rafah, a ten-year-old boy was killed by Israeli gunfire according to medics, an incident on which the Israeli military has not yet issued a statement.
Accusations of ceasefire violations have been ongoing between Israeli and Palestinian sides since an agreement took effect last October. Gaza’s health ministry reports over 1,110 deaths from Israeli military operations since that date, while Israeli forces report four soldier casualties from Palestinian attacks. The broader conflict originated with a major attack last October 2023 that prompted the Israeli military response.