Hamas Denounces Israel for Killing Top Gaza Police Official in Targeted Strike

Hamas condemned Israel for carrying out a targeted strike that killed a senior Gaza police official. The killing drew sharp condemnation from Hamas, which accused Israel of deliberately targeting civil security personnel. The strike underscores continued Israeli operations against Hamas-affiliated security and administrative figures in Gaza. Al Jazeera identified the victim as Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, head of the civil police force in Gaza City: an Israeli drone fired three missiles at his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street southwest of Gaza City, killing him and wounding two others. The IDF claimed he posed "a threat" and alleged he was a Hamas commander, without providing evidence; Gaza's police force denied this, saying Abu Kamil "committed to his police duties and has no connection to other activities." Gaza's Ministry of Interior called the killing an "assassination." The same day, a separate Israeli strike in Khan Younis killed one person and critically wounded another.