The Ministry of Interior in the Gaza Strip announced today, Sunday, the martyrdom of eight officers and members of the Palestinian police in an aerial raid carried out by Israeli occupation aircraft. The bombing targeted a vehicle belonging to the force while it was traveling on Salah al-Din Street, specifically near the entrance to the town of Al-Zawaida, located in the central region of the Strip.
The ministry confirmed in an official statement that among the martyrs was Colonel Iyad Abu Yousef, who holds the position of director of intervention police and public order in the Central Governorate. Medical sources clarified that the bodies of the eight martyrs arrived at hospitals following the direct attack on the vehicle in an area outside the operational control of the occupation army.
Field data indicates that the occupation has deliberately and systematically targeted police and security personnel since the beginning of the aggression, with the aim of undermining public order and spreading chaos within Gazan society. According to official statistics, occupation forces have killed more than 787 members of security agencies and aid-securing police while on duty, including Major General Mahmoud Salah, the Director-General of the force.
In a related context, occupation forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement in effect since October 10th, with these daily violations resulting in the martyrdom of 663 Palestinians and the injury of approximately 1762 others. These developments come amidst the ongoing genocide that has caused destruction to 90% of the infrastructure in the besieged Strip.
In the West Bank, Israeli special forces committed a massacre in the town of Tammun, resulting in the martyrdom of an entire family consisting of citizen Ali Bani Odeh, his wife, and their two young children. Two other children from the family, Khaled and Mustafa, survived this massacre, having been injured by bullet shrapnel during the treacherous attack on their home.
The town of Qasra also witnessed a new assault by settlers, which led to the martyrdom of young Amir Moatasem Odeh by direct gunfire. These continuous attacks in various cities and villages of the West Bank raise the total number of martyrs there since October 2023 to more than 1132, amidst an escalation in the pace of incursions and military operations.
These simultaneous crimes in Gaza and the West Bank reflect the scale of the comprehensive Israeli escalation against the Palestinian people and their service and security institutions. While air raids target police officers in Gaza, special forces and settlers continue to liquidate civilians in the West Bank, raising the total number of victims to unprecedented levels amidst a pervasive international silence.
Colonel Iyad Abu Yousef, Director of Intervention Police and Public Order in the Central Governorate, along with 7 officers and personnel, were martyred as a result of a bombing that targeted their vehicle.
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8 Police Officers, Including a Colonel, Killed in Gaza in Israeli Strike Targeting Their Vehicle