Residents of the Gaza Strip have expressed outrage over Israeli strikes in the enclave, the latest of which targeted a municipal police headquarters in central Gaza City.
At least nine Palestinians, including a woman, were killed Wednesday in the Israeli airstrike targeting the Hamas-run municipal police headquarters, according to Palestinian sources.
Among the casualties was Fatina Abdul Jabbar al-Sahhar, head of the Women's Police Department in Gaza.
"What happened to my wife today is a systematic and continuous attack on the police in general. Today they targeted the women's police force. My wife is a lieutenant colonel in the women's police force in Gaza City. She has absolutely no connection to militarism. Her work is for maintaining social peace, preserving the social fabric, and maintaining the security of the country," said Ismail al-Sahhar, husband of Fatina Abdul Jabbar al-Sahhar.
"They claim to be maintaining a 14-day humanitarian truce and a truce within the framework of peace, but the occupation surprises us every day with new arrogant killings and by continuously bombing the homes of innocent people, as well as innocent police officers," said Ismail al-Sahhar.
The strike has sparked widespread anger among Gaza residents and deep skepticism about the viability of a ceasefire agreement.
"What truce are you talking about? You keep laughing at us every day. You kill 20 or 30 people. Yesterday at the port you killed 20, and today at the municipal park you killed about 15 people, including children, women, the elderly, and the very old," said Abu Muhammad, a local resident.
In response to the airstrike, the Hamas-run interior authorities issued a brief press statement saying that the "Israeli occupation committed a new brutal massacre" against officers and members of the civilian police force in Gaza City.
On Wednesday afternoon, the Israeli military released a statement, saying it carried out two airstrikes, one in the Nuseirat area in the central Gaza Strip and the other in Gaza City's Tuffah area. The strikes targeted two Hamas commanders, according to the statement.
Residents express outrage over Israeli strikes on Gaza
