Israeli strikes killed at least ‌three Palestinians in Gaza on Sunday, including two members of the police force, health officials said.

Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed one person and wounded two others in the ​Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza.

The Israeli military claimed it struck two alleged militants who it said ​were carrying out “suspicious” activity and approached forces in the area, posing an immediate threat.

Separately ⁠on Sunday, an Israeli air strike killed the head of the police force in Khan Younis, ​Wessam Abdel Hadi, and his aide, according to Gaza’s interior ministry.

The radical Israeli military claimed it struck members ​of the elite Hamas force in the southern Gaza Strip.

Reuters has previously reported that Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza’s police force.

Persistent violence

Violence in Gaza has persisted despite an October 2025 ceasefire, ​with Israel conducting almost daily attacks.

At least 850 Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the ceasefire took effect.

Israel and Hamas have blamed each other for ceasefire violations.

The blast that killed the two police officers left only a mangled metal skeleton where their car had stood in the Al Amal neighbourhood of Khan Younis in ​southern Gaza.

Mourners recited Kalima as the men’s white-shrouded bodies were carried on shoulders through the streets during the funeral.

One of the mourners, Ali ​Mousa, condemned Israel’s killing of members of the enclave’s police force.

“Although the ​ceasefire came into ⁠effect several months ago, the occupation continues to target the police officers to cause chaos among the people of the same nation,” Mousa told Reuters.

“The occupation aims to create chaos and confusion within the ⁠Gaza Strip. ​This is its sole objective,” he added.

More than 72,500 ​Palestinians have been killed by Israel since the Gaza war started in October 2023, most of them civilians.