Israeli strikes in Gaza kill three, medics say, testing fragile ceasefire

Israeli strikes killed at least three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two ​members of the Hamas‑run police force, ‌health officials said, in violence that underscored the fragility of a U.S.‑brokered ceasefire.

Medics said an air strike killed ​one person in the Maghazi refugee camp ​in the Gaza Strip, while another killed ⁠the head of the criminal police force ​in Khan Younis, Wessam Abdel‑Hadi, and his ​aide, according to Gaza’s Hamas‑run interior ministry.

Reuters has previously reported that Israel has heightened its attacks on Gaza's Hamas-run police ​force that the militants have used to ​re-establish governance in areas under their control.

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The Israeli military didn't ‌immediately ⁠comment on either incident.

Violence in Gaza has persisted despite an October 2025 ceasefire, with Israel conducting almost daily attacks.

At least 850 Palestinians ​have been ​killed since ⁠the ceasefire took effect, local medics say, while Israel says militants have ​killed four of its soldiers over ​the ⁠same period.

Israel and Hamas have blamed each other for ceasefire violations.

More than 72,500 Palestinians have ⁠been ​killed since the Gaza war ​started in October 2023, Gaza health authorities say, most of ​them civilians.