Israeli strike on police post in Gaza kills seven, officials say

Key Points:

• An Israeli air strike targeted a Hamas-run police post in northern Gaza's Jabalia area, killing at least seven people, including senior officer Col Mohammed Marwan Salem and a woman, according to health and police officials.
• The Israeli military identified Marwan as the head of military security for Hamas's Central Jabalia Battalion and stated that three other individuals, described as terrorists, were also killed in the strike.
• Witnesses reported that an Israeli drone fired four missiles at the police post near a busy market, while Hamas condemned the attack as a "massacre."
• Additional air strikes in Gaza's Khan Younis area killed one man and injured three others, with the Israeli military claiming the target was a Hamas operative.
• Both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of frequent ceasefire violations since October 2023, with over 1,110 Palestinians and four Israeli soldiers reported killed in ongoing hostilities following the Hamas-led attack on Israel in October 2023.