Israeli attacks on police sites kill five in southern, central Gaza

Hamas says latest attacks show Israel’s ‘blatant disregard for the efforts of mediators, and its complete disregard for the Peace Council and its role’.Published On 27 Feb 2026At least six Palestinians have been killed in Israeli drone attacks targeting two police posts in the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip and the al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis in the south, as Israel presses on with its more than two-year genocidal war on the devastated enclave.The attacks overnight into Friday were condemned by Hamas as undermining mediator efforts during a “ceasefire” phase that Israel has violated almost daily since October 10.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4In Gaza, when money is scarce, every choice counts: Bank, cash, or credit?list 2 of 4Family of UN rapporteur Albanese sues Trump administration over sanctionslist 3 of 4Gaza mother recognises missing son on Israeli ‘for sale’ postlist 4 of 4Global impunity fuels Israel’s illegal push to annex West Bank: Amnestyend of listMedical sources at Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis reported the arrival of four bodies and several wounded individuals following an Israeli military strike on a police checkpoint at the al-Maslakh intersection in al-Mawasi. The sources said that the strike occurred in an area outside the Israeli military’s control, and described the condition of some of the wounded as critical.In the central Gaza Strip, two Palestinians were killed and others were injured in a similar Israeli drone strike that targeted a police post at the entrance to the Bureij refugee camp.Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said that the rising number of deaths as a result of the ongoing Israeli bombardment across the Gaza Strip reflects “the Zionist occupation’s blatant disregard for the efforts of mediators, and its complete disregard for the Peace Council and its role”.Qassem added, in a statement, that Israel is continuing its war of extermination against the Palestinian people, despite some changes to form and method, indicating that “the talk of the guarantor states about stopping the war lacks any real substance on the ground”.Aid organisations expulsion deadlineIn the meantime, Israel has ordered 37 aid groups to halt operations in the occupied territories, a move described as having potentially devastating consequences for Palestinians, unless they hand over personal details about Palestinian staff by this Sunday March 1.