On Saturday, the Israeli army hit a police position in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City with rockets, killing five policemen and injuring several others. The attack, which was also confirmed by Shifa Hospital, was aimed at elements belonging to the militant Hamas movement.
The Israeli army killed five policemen and wounded several others in a strike in the Palestinian city of Gaza on Saturday, Reuters reported, citing the General Directorate of Police, which reports to the militant group Hamas. According to AFP, the number of victims was also confirmed by the Šifá hospital, according to which one injured person is in critical condition.
- An Israeli airstrike in Gaza City kills five Hamas police officers.
- The rocket hit a police position in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza.
- Israel identified the targets in the attack area as Hamas terrorists.
- Almost 10,000 Hamas police are blocking the implementation of Trump’s plan for Gaza.
Two rockets in the Shaykh Radwan quarter
The directorate’s statement said that two rockets hit a police position in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in the northern part of Gaza City. An Israeli source told AFP that the Israeli army was attacking “Hamas terrorists” in the area.
The police directorate is in charge of security in areas of Gaza that came under Hamas control after a US-brokered ceasefire last October. Despite the ceasefire, Israel reserves the right to strike targets it considers a threat, writes AFP.
Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip calls for 10,000 policemen
According to Reuters, almost 10,000 Hamas police officers are complicating negotiations on the next step in US President Donald Trump’s plan for the Gaza Strip. Hamas wants them to be included in the new police force that the plan calls for. Israel objects to the involvement of policemen with ties to Hamas.
Negotiations have also stalled because Hamas refuses to accede to the demand that it disarm, as well as because of continued Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, which, according to local authorities, have already claimed 880 lives since the conclusion of the cease-fire. In the same period, at least four Israeli soldiers were killed in militant attacks, Reuters added.
