Nine Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza targeting police patrols, homes, and vehicles in multiple areas Friday.
Key Developments
- Nine Palestinians were killed, and several were injured in Israeli strikes across Gaza targeting a police vehicle, a residential home, and a police patrol.
- Two police officers were killed and two critically injured in a drone strike on a patrol near Sheikh Radwan police station in Gaza City.
- Additional strikes in Khan Yunis and northern Gaza killed civilians, including a mother and child, as shelling continued near Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Israeli forces killed nine Palestinians and injured several others on Friday in a series of strikes targeting multiple areas across the Gaza Strip, according to local and medical sources.
Massacre in Mawasi
In the southern Gaza Strip, five Palestinians were killed and others injured after an Israeli drone strike targeted a police vehicle in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis.
The casualties were transferred to the Nasser Medical Complex, which confirmed the deaths and reported that a number of other individuals were wounded in the same strike.
Mother and Child
In northern Gaza, two Palestinians from the Al-Tanani family, including a mother and a child, were killed after Israeli artillery shelled their home near Kamal Adwan Hospital.
Several others were injured in the attack and transported for treatment, while shelling continued in the vicinity of the hospital.
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Officers Killed
In Gaza City, two Palestinian police officers were killed and two others critically injured in an Israeli drone strike targeting a police patrol near the Sheikh Radwan police station, in the vicinity of the Bahloul junction.
Gaza’s Interior Ministry identified the two killed officers as Police Captain Imran Omar Al-Lad’a and Lieutenant Ahmed Ibrahim Al-Qassas, stating that the patrol was struck while carrying out its field duties in the area.
The wounded officers were transferred to Al-Shifa Medical Complex for treatment.
The Interior Ministry said the patrol was targeted while performing its duties, confirming that the officers were deployed near the police station at the time of the strike.
The Gaza Human Rights Center said the targeting of police and security personnel forms part of a pattern of repeated strikes on law enforcement points across the Gaza Strip.
The center said the Sheikh Radwan attack was not an isolated incident, citing recent strikes on security points and police personnel in different areas.
According to the center, these included a strike on a security point in the Al-Maslakh area southwest of Khan Yunis that killed one Palestinian and injured others, another strike north of the Al-Amal neighborhood west of Khan Yunis that killed four Palestinians, and an attack near the Joudeh roundabout in the Bureij refugee camp that killed one person and injured others.
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Death Toll
Local sources also reported that Israeli artillery shelling and airstrikes continued on Friday across several areas, including eastern parts of Gaza City and Khan Yunis, affecting residential areas and multiple locations across the Gaza Strip.
According to Gaza’s Health Ministry, 786 Palestinians have been killed and 2,217 injured since the ceasefire was announced.
An additional 761 bodies have been recovered from under the rubble during the same period.
The overall death toll since October 7, 2023, has risen to 72,562, with 172,320 injuries reported, amid ongoing attacks and severe strain on Gaza’s healthcare system.
Medical and civil defense teams continue to face significant difficulties reaching victims trapped under rubble or in exposed areas due to continued bombardment and lack of resources.
(QNN, PC, WAFA, Palestinian Media)
