Gaza authorities and Palestinian political parties denounced today the continued Israeli massacres within the territory, labeling them a violation of the truce in effect since October 10 of last year.

In a formal statement, the Gaza Ministry of Interior and National Security condemned the attacks against the civilian population and police officers while they were performing their duties. The document lamented the deaths of law enforcement officers following an Israeli incursion yesterday in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of northern Gaza City, as well as an attack on a police vehicle in the southern governorate of Khan Yunis.

The Ministry highlighted that since the ceasefire took effect, 31 members of the police force have been killed. Israel considers Palestinian police officers in the Strip to be legitimate targets, operating under the premise that they are part of the security apparatus of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas)—a claim the organization denies.

In response, the Ministry affirmed that such actions represent a flagrant violation of international law, which criminalizes attacks against police forces as bodies of public administration.

In a joint declaration, Palestinian factions also rejected these incursions, characterizing them as "an extension of the war of exterminion supported by the United States."

The factions further emphasized that "bombing police checkpoints and patrols in Khan Yunis and Sheikh Radwan, as well as unarmed civilians, constitutes a full-fledged war crime that reflects the criminal mentality of the enemy."

For its part, Hamas stated that the escalation of killings demonstrates the failure of mediators, guarantors, and the international community to restrain the Israeli military. The movement issued a warning regarding the "unprecedented bloody and fascist campaign that the occupation continues to commit before the world, without any respect for the consequences of its crimes that shame humanity."