GAZA, June 4 (Xinhua) -- Eight Palestinian police officers were killed in an Israeli airstrike on their vehicle in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip on Tuesday, Palestinian sources said.
Palestinian security sources said that an Israeli plane targeted a police vehicle of the Hamas-run Interior Ministry west of Deir al-Balah.
Medical sources told Xinhua that the Israeli raid also wounded a number of bystanders, all of whom were taken to the hospital.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, the Israeli army has been engaged in conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, which left more than 36,000 Palestinians dead. The conflict was triggered by a surprise attack launched by Hamas on several Israeli military bases and towns near the Gaza Strip border, during which 1,200 people were killed and more than 250 were taken hostage. ■
