Head of Hamas-led police in northern Gaza killed by Israeli strike
Summary
The head of the Hamas police in northern Gaza, Brigadier-General Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma, was killed by an Israeli airstrike. Other Israeli strikes also killed five Palestinians, including a medic, a high school student, and a policeman injured earlier.Key Facts
- Abdel-Nasser Al-Maqadma was both head of Hamas police in northern Gaza and governor of that area.
- Israel says Al-Maqadma was also part of Hamas’s military wing.
- Israeli strikes killed a Palestinian medic in Nuseirat refugee camp and two people in Khan Younis.
- The strike on a house in Khan Younis targeted a member of the Islamic Jihad group.
- High school student Khaled Al-Breim was killed in Khan Younis while visiting family after finishing school.
- A policeman wounded last week died from his injuries, adding to the death toll.
- Israel has killed dozens of Hamas police members, claiming ties to Hamas military.
- Hamas accuses Israel of breaking the ceasefire agreement made in October, after which over 1,180 Palestinians have died in Israeli attacks, mostly civilians.
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