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Jul 14, 2026 6:24 PM - Connect Newsroom - Ramandeep Kaur with files from The Canadian Press
At least nine Palestinians, including a 10-year-old child and a senior Hamas police official, were killed Tuesday in Israeli airstrikes and gunfire across the Gaza Strip, according to Gaza health authorities and Hamas-run police officials.
Medical officials said 10-year-old Mutaz Abu Shar was killed by Israeli gunfire in Rafah. In northern Gaza, an Israeli airstrike targeted a Hamas-controlled police post in the Jabalia area, killing about seven people, including a woman, according to local health officials.
In a statement, Hamas' Interior Ministry identified those killed in the Jabalia strike as Colonel Mohammad Marwan Salem, the police chief in Jabalia, along with other police officers. Israel had not immediately commented on the reported strikes.
According to Gaza health authorities, more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect last October. While the ceasefire significantly reduced large-scale fighting, intermittent violence has continued. Gaza officials also say four Israeli soldiers have been killed in separate attacks by militants during the same period.
