An Israeli air strike targeting a Palestinian police post in northern Gaza killed at least five officers and wounded several others, Gaza police said, as Israel steps up attacks on Gaza security forces.
In a statement, the Gaza police directorate said on Saturday two missiles had hit a police post in the Tawam area.
“Five martyrs, all police officers, and several wounded, one of whom is in critical condition, arrived following an Israeli air strike that targeted a police site in the Tawam area,” said al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.
Since the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, it has repeatedly targeted police personnel and infrastructure in Gaza, in what Palestinian authorities say is weakening public order institutions and undermining civilian infrastructure.
In the months following the October 2025 ceasefire, the attacks have continued with a series of strikes hitting police vehicles, checkpoints and patrol units.
