IDF Drone Kills Hamas Police Colonel Naseem al-Kalazani; At Least 5 Palestinians Killed in Gaza Strikes

At least five Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza on May 6, 2026, in the largest single-day toll since the October 2025 ceasefire. The most significant strike was a targeted Israeli drone attack on the vehicle of Naseem al-Kalazani — a colonel commanding Hamas's anti-narcotics police force in Khan Younis — near the al-Mawasi coastal area. At least 17 others were wounded in the strike. Separate Israeli attacks on the same day included: a strike on the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in northwestern Gaza City that killed one Palestinian and wounded two others; Israeli tank shelling in central Gaza that killed another Palestinian; and a strike on a police station in northern Gaza that killed a 15-year-old. Gaza's Civil Defence confirmed all deaths and transported victims to Nasser, Al-Shifa, and Al-Ahli hospitals. The IDF characterized all targets as Hamas-affiliated 'armed operatives.' The Gaza Government Media Office updated the cumulative ceasefire death toll to 834 Palestinians killed since the October 10, 2025 ceasefire took effect. RTÉ and Democracy Now! both confirmed the figures from local Palestinian health officials. The ICRC expressed concern that daily Israeli strikes were incompatible with the ceasefire framework and called for urgent adherence to international humanitarian law. The Hamas Government Information Office accused Israel of attempting to collapse the ceasefire from within through targeted killings while avoiding overt full-scale military operations.