Israel kills Palestinian girl and police officers in Gaza bombing

Israeli forces killed at least eight people in attacks on police stations and another location in the southern Gaza Strip on Sunday. 

Air strikes targeted two police checkpoints in al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, according to local media. 

Such police checkpoints had been established across Gaza to help protect displaced families.

Displaced people, including a girl, and three police officers were among those killed, the Palestinian health ministry said. An additional four people were wounded. 

There were also reports of Israeli naval fire off the coast of Khan Younis, threatening fishermen and displaced people. No casualties were reported.

Elsewhere, Israeli forces carried out artillery shelling and gunfire in eastern areas of Gaza, including al-Bureij refugee camp, targeting open areas and the outskirts of residential neighbourhoods. 

At least 698 people have been killed in Gaza by Israeli forces since a ceasefire came into force on 11 October 2025. 

A further 18,100 others have been wounded, and at least 756 bodies have been recovered over that period. 

Israeli forces have killed more than 72,000 people since the genocide in Gaza began in October 2023.