The Ministry of Interior and National Security has strongly condemned the killing of nine Palestinian police officers in an Israeli strike that targeted a police vehicle in the Central Governorate of the Gaza Strip on Sunday evening.
In a statement, the ministry said the officers were carrying out their duties monitoring markets and maintaining public order during the holy month of Ramadan when their vehicle was bombed.
The ministry identified the victims as: Colonel Iyad Tawfiq Abu Yousef, Director of the Intervention and Public Order Police in the Central Governorate, First Sergeant Abdul Rahman Munir Al-Amsi, First Sergeant Rami Ibrahim Harb, Sergeant Yousef Muhammad Mustafa, Private Abdullah Hussam Badwan, Private Wissam Akram Al-Hafi, Private Fathi Raafat Awida, Assistant Musab Ziad Al-Durra and Assistant Tawfiq Azmi Al-Khalidi.
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The Interior Ministry said the officers were killed while performing routine policing duties aimed at maintaining security and order.
It stressed that police and security forces will continue their work despite the challenges, reaffirming their commitment to maintaining stability and protecting the public.
The ministry also described repeated Israeli strikes on police facilities and personnel as war crimes and a violation of international humanitarian law, noting that police stations are considered civilian institutions protected under international law.
The statement called on the international community to intervene immediately to halt what it described as ongoing Israeli attacks targeting police forces, their facilities and personnel in the Gaza Strip.
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