An Israeli attack on a police vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood in the southwest of the Gaza Strip killed one Palestinian police officer and injured another.
The Gaza Strip Interior Ministry said two officers serving in the counter-narcotics unit were in the vehicle and that the attack took place as they were returning from duty. According to the ministry, 28-year-old assistant chief police officer Fuad Ayid al-Ghule was killed and the other officer was injured.
The ministry said the police force carries out clearly civilian duties serving civilians. It called for increased pressure on Israel and an end to the attacks.
Four Palestinians killed in other attacks in Gaza
Four Palestinians, including a child, were killed and more than 19 people were injured in other attacks in the Gaza Strip on Thursday.
One Palestinian was killed and several people were injured in a drone attack on a civilian vehicle in the Tal al-Hawa neighborhood. One of the injured people was in critical condition.

A child was killed by gunfire in Jabalia. Two Palestinians were also killed in attacks on two motorcycles in the central and southern parts of the Gaza Strip.
Thirteen Palestinians were injured in an attack on an area where civilians had gathered in northern Gaza City. Four members of the same family were injured in an artillery attack on a school sheltering displaced people south of Khan Younis.
Toll from ceasefire violations
The attacks took place as daily alleged violations of the ceasefire agreement declared on October 10, 2025, continued. By Wednesday, the attacks had killed 1,538 Palestinians and injured 5,498.
More than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed, over 175,000 injured and approximately 90 percent of civilian infrastructure destroyed in the attacks that have continued in Gaza since October 2023.
Two Palestinians were killed and others were injured in an attack in which an Israeli military drone targeted a bicycle on al-Qubba Street in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis.