Israeli strike kills at least six at Gaza police checkpoint, medics say

Airstrike hits Bureij checkpoint; series of Israeli attacks have killed dozens of Hamas-led police since October

Palestinians inspect the site of an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip. Photo: AFP

An airstrike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij ​camp in the central Gaza ‌Strip early on Saturday, killing at least six people and injuring several ​others, medics said. It was ​not immediately clear whether all those ⁠killed were police members. There was no immediate comment from ​the Israeli military.

A series of Israeli strikes has killed dozens of Hamas-led police ​force members since October, ​according to medics and police sources.

Israel and ‌Hamas ⁠reached a US-brokered deal last October that was meant to halt violence in the Palestinian territory. ​Both sides ​accuse ⁠each other of breaching the agreement.

Ten days before US-Israeli attacks on Iran plunged the region into ‌war, Trump hosted a conference in Washington that saw Gulf Arab states pledge billions for the governance and reconstruction of Gaza after a two-year pulverisation by Israel.

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Trump’s Board of Peace envisages large-scale rebuilding of the coastal enclave after the disarmament of Hamas and the withdrawal of Israeli troops.

One of the sources, a person with direct knowledge of the peace board’s operations, said that out of the 10 countries that pledged ⁠funds, only three — the United Arab Emirates, Morocco and the US itself — had contributed funding.

NCAG could not enter Gaza due to both funding and security issues, the source added.

Even after a ​ceasefire was agreed last October, Israeli attacks have killed at least 700 people in Gaza according to health officials there, while attacks have killed four soldiers according to Israel.

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