IDF Strikes Hamas Police Officers Deployed as Election Security in Sheikh Radwan, Gaza City

The Hamas-run interior ministry reported on April 25, 2026 that Israeli forces conducted a strike near a police station in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of western Gaza City, targeting Hamas police officers deployed for election-day security. The strike took place as Hamas police guarded polling stations in Deir al-Balah and maintained public order in Gaza during the first Palestinian municipal elections in 20 years. The IDF did not publicly confirm the specific strike. Hamas condemned the strike as a deliberate targeting of officers performing civil security duties on election day, arguing it represented an attempt to undermine Palestinian civic processes.