An Israeli airstrike on a Hamas-led police station in Khan Younis, Gaza, killed five Palestinians and wounded at least 16 others on Sunday, according to local health officials. The strike hit a police post near a tent encampment for displaced families. The Israeli military has not commented on the incident.
Egypt is now hosting a new round of truce talks with Hamas leaders, amid ongoing disputes over the role of Hamas police in Gaza's future government. Hamas wants its nearly 10,000 police officers included in a new security force; Israel rejects that.
Major fighting has paused since October under a US-brokered ceasefire, but key issues remain unresolved: Israeli withdrawal, disarmament of Hamas, and the structure of a new Gaza government.
Since the ceasefire began, Israeli strikes have killed over 950 Palestinians, while Palestinian militant attacks have killed four Israeli soldiers. The overall war, triggered by Hamas' October 7, 2023 attack that killed 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 taken hostage, has claimed nearly 73,000 lives in Gaza, mostly civilians.
Members of the Board of Peace, led by former President Donald Trump, continue mediating, but Hamas accuses the Board of bias toward Israel. The group insists that ending Israeli attacks is essential for progress on the second phase of the peace plan.