3 police officers martyred in Gaza due to Israeli drone targeting their vehicle in the central Strip

Israeli occupation forces escalated their field attacks in the Gaza Strip, as a drone targeted a civilian vehicle traveling in the Al-Maghazi camp in the central Strip. Medical sources at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital reported the arrival of the bodies of three martyrs and a number of injured as a result of this attack, which led to the complete burning of the vehicle and the destruction of parts of the surrounding area.

The Ministry of Interior in Gaza confirmed that the three martyrs who died in this raid were officers and members of the police force, noting that the targeting occurred while they were performing their field duties. Local sources stated that the Israeli drone directly fired two missiles at the car, preventing citizens from rescuing those inside in the first moments of the fire.

In a related context, the town of Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, witnessed another crime, where an Israeli drone fired at a Palestinian citizen who was collecting firewood to secure his family's needs. The attack occurred in an area close to the positions of the occupation vehicles, leading to his immediate martyrdom before medical teams could reach him and transport him to the hospital.

The death toll recorded since Friday morning has risen to five martyrs, after the announcement of the death of young Walid Majdi Haniyeh due to his serious injuries. Haniyeh had been injured earlier as a result of shelling carried out by a drone in the Al-Nasr neighborhood west of Gaza City, and passed away after failed attempts to save him in intensive care units.

In the southern Strip, Israeli military vehicles continued sniping operations and indiscriminate firing towards residential neighborhoods in Khan Yunis city. Medical sources reported that a young man was moderately injured as a result of direct gunfire in the Austrian neighborhood, coinciding with intermittent artillery shelling targeting the western outskirts of the city.

Field reports indicate that the occupation army continues to impose its control over large areas of the Strip, reaching approximately 70%, with tightened restrictions on the movement of citizens across the so-called 'Yellow Line'. This security strip imposed by the occupation prevents farmers and residents from accessing their lands, and makes anyone approaching it a direct target for sniper fire and drones.

Regarding official statistics, the Ministry of Health revealed the extent of the heavy human losses due to the continuous Israeli violations of the ceasefire agreement signed last October. The ministry documented the martyrdom of more than a thousand Palestinians and the injury of thousands since then, reflecting the occupation's non-compliance with the truce and its continued targeting of civilians and vital facilities.

Since the start of the genocide war on October 7, 2023, Gaza has recorded catastrophic figures, with the number of martyrs exceeding 73,000 and the injured 173,000. This human bleeding was accompanied by massive destruction affecting about 90% of the infrastructure and civilian facilities, making the Strip experience an unprecedented humanitarian crisis amid the continued siege and bombing.

The three martyrs who died in Al-Maghazi camp were officers and members of the Palestinian police force who were performing their duties in serving the citizens.