IDF Strike on Central Gaza Police Station Kills 7 Including 5 Officers and a Child; Hamas Weapons Depot Also Destroyed

An Israeli airstrike hit a police station in central Gaza around 07:00 local time on May 24, 2026 (Day 956), killing at least 7 people: 5 Hamas police officers, 1 child, and 1 additional civilian. Officers had been conducting market monitoring and civilian security duties at the time of the strike. Separately, the IDF reported destroying another Hamas weapons depot in central Gaza containing explosive devices, RPG launchers, hand grenades, and ammunition magazines — secondary explosions confirming the presence of weapons. Since the Israeli security cabinet authorized war resumption on May 10, the IDF has systematically targeted Hamas's reconstituted security and logistics infrastructure throughout Gaza, claiming Hamas had used the 212-day ceasefire to rearm and rebuild command structures.