GAZA, (PIC)
At least five Palestinian citizens were martyred and several others were injured in Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip on Saturday, amid ceasefire violations persisting for the 226th consecutive day.
The interior ministry said in a brief statement that Israeli aircraft targeted a police site in the al-Tawam area of Gaza City at midday, resulting in casualties.
In a later update, the ministry reported that five police officers were killed and others were wounded after the site was struck with at least two missiles.
The Palestinian Information Center (PIC) reporter, for his part, said that an Israeli drone targeted a young man riding a bike in the Mawasi area of Khan Yunis, injuring four civilians.
Two other citizens were shot and wounded east of al-Bureij camp in central Gaza in the morning.
Earlier, two citizens were also injured by shrapnel from an Israeli drone strike in Halawa refugee camp in northern Gaza.
Meanwhile, Israeli artillery shelled areas northeast of Beit Lahia in the north and parts of Gaza City’s az-Zeitoun neighborhood.
An airstrike also targeted east of al-Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, while Israeli forces detonated buildings in the northeast of Khan Yunis.
