Gaza police reported that an Israeli airstrike on Saturday killed at least five police officers and a 13-year-old boy. According to sources from al-Shifa Hospital, at least one civilian on a nearby street was also killed and 10 others were wounded.
The attack targeted a police station in the at-Twam area of northern Gaza with two rockets. Gaza police described it not as an isolated incident but as part of a deliberate campaign targeting police forces, local security personnel, and law enforcement structures across Gaza.
The strike comes as the Gaza police force, numbering about 10,000, has become a key point in negotiations over U.S. President Donald Trump's plan for Gaza. The war launched by Israel after Hamas's attack on October 7, 2023, was paused by a ceasefire on October 10, 2025, but Israeli forces have continued near-daily attacks on Gaza and maintain a strict security regime.
According to Gaza's Health Ministry, Israel's genocidal war has killed at least 72,775 Palestinians, including 883 since the ceasefire took effect. In the past 48 hours, the bodies of eight Palestinians and 29 wounded have been brought to hospitals across Gaza.
The attacks on Gaza police forces further threaten the distribution of humanitarian aid as the Palestinian territory remains mired in crisis. Israel has imposed stringent restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza, despite the ceasefire that was expected to increase the flow of goods into the territory.
The attacks make it even harder to secure aid convoys to the hardest-hit areas and increase the risk of looting. Meanwhile, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) reports that Palestinian children in Gaza are suffering a rise in skin infections due to outbreaks of pests such as rats, lice, fleas, and mites. UNRWA said medical teams can only treat about 40 percent of the thousands of cases due to a shortage of basic medicines.
