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Israeli strike on police headquarters kills 9 Palestinians in Gaza City

Published August 19th, 2026 - 12:22 GMT
Gaza City
Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian killed in an Israeli army strike on Gaza City's port the previous day, during a funeral in Gaza City on August 19, 2026. Photo by OMAR AL-QATTAA / AFP

ALBAWABA - At least nine people were killed, and 15 others were injured in an airstrike by the Israeli army on police headquarters in central Gaza City, medical sources announced Wednesday.

Videos were posted on social media showing smoke rising into the sky following the airstrike in Gaza City.

The Gaza police directorate announced Wednesday that the airstrike targeted the municipal police headquarters in Gaza City, resulting in the deaths of nine people and wounding several others.

It added that the Israeli occupation committed another "brutal massacre" against officers and members of the civilian police force in Gaza City.

Al Jazeera reported that during the past 24 hours, at least 17 people were killed in Israeli aggression in the Gaza Strip.