Gaza Interior Ministry Mourns Five Police Officers and Personnel, Calls on International Community to Halt Targeting of the Force

The Ministry of Interior and National Security in the Gaza Strip has mourned five officers and personnel of the General Police Directorate who were killed when Israeli occupation aircraft targeted them while they were carrying out their regular duties in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, at midday on Sunday, calling on the international community to act urgently and put an end to the systematic targeting of the police force.

In a statement, the ministry named the deceased as Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Zakaria al-Jamal (44), Major Bassam Neamat Miqdad (53), First Sergeant Mohammed Amin al-Nims (37), Police Assistant Shaher Mohammed Zaarab (28), and Police Assistant Mohammed Ali Abu Shaar (23).

The ministry condemned the targeting of police officers and personnel, stressing that they were performing civilian duties in accordance with the law, namely protecting the security and safety of citizens, and called on the international community to exert pressure on the occupation to stop its crimes and its targeting of the police force in the Strip.

It noted that systematic Israeli targeting has led to the deaths of 75 police officers and personnel since the ceasefire agreement took effect in October of last year.