An Israeli air strike in Gaza kills a senior Palestinian police officer linked to the Palestinian interior ministry, according to medics and health officials. Both outlets report that the victim is identified as Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in Gaza’s police force. They say he is killed when his vehicle is targeted near the al-Mawasi area, west of Khan Younis.
The reports also say the strike wounds multiple other people. One source puts the number of injuries at at least 17. The accounts attribute the identification and casualty figures to Gaza medics and health officials, with no further details on the purpose of the attack or the circumstances of the targeting provided in the available text.
The West Australian describes the police force as being part of the Hamas-run interior ministry, while Middle East Eye refers to the interior ministry in Gaza. Neither source provides statements from Israeli authorities in the provided excerpts.
