January 2, 2025 Meet the Middle East

Gaza rescuers say Israeli strikes kill police chief, two dozen others

Israel struck a declared humanitarian zone in southern Gaza overnight, which rescuers on Thursday said killed the head of the Palestinian territory's Hamas-run police force, his deputy and nine others.Gaza's civil defence agency said two other Israeli strikes elsewhere in the territory later on Thursday killed 14 Palestinians.The Israeli military confirmed it had carried out the overnight strike on the area of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip, which it said targeted deputy police chief Hussam Shahwan over his alleged role in planning attacks against Israeli troops.
Source: Al Monitor
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