Hamas condemns ‘new war crime’ as Israel kills 10 in crowded Gaza hubs

Israeli strikes have killed at least 10 Palestinians in two separate attacks targeting a Gaza City police post and Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.

Key points

• Earlier in the day, a strike on Nuseirat refugee camp killed one Palestinian, medics remarked, increasing Wednesday's death toll to at least 10.
• On Tuesday, Israeli strikes killed seven individuals – including a child – and wounded 14 others at a crowded cafe on Gaza City's harbour.
• Al Jazeera's Hani Mahmoud, reporting from Gaza City, remarked the bombardment occurred at a busy time near a park crowded with civilians, including children.
• Victims of the Gaza City strike included a newly-appointed Gaza City police chief, the director of a women's police force, and a number of officers.
• Hamas accused the Israeli administration of "deliberately undermining these efforts and dangerously pushing towards reigniting the war of extermination against our people in the Gaza Strip".

Hamas, which governs the Gaza Strip, condemned what it called "a new war crime".

On Wednesday, medical sources at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City remarked they received nine Palestinian bodies after an attack on the municipal police headquarters in the centre of Gaza City. Another 15 individuals were wounded.

For context, the Israeli army asserted its air force struck two Hamas commanders in Nuseirat, and that it afterwards struck a Hamas commander in the Tuffah area of Gaza City, without providing evidence of their affiliation.

In an official note, Hamas rejected Israel's justification that the strike targeted "resistance leaders", calling the claim "baseless and false allegations used to justify its aggression and cover up its deliberate targeting of civilian police and unarmed civilians".

On Tuesday, Israeli strikes killed seven individuals – including a child – and wounded 14 others at a crowded cafe on Gaza City's harbour. The city's port has been turned into a displacement camp, according to Wafa news agency.

For context, the Israeli military again asserted, without providing evidence, that it had targeted Hamas commanders in the enclave.

Wednesday's attacks occurred two days after US President Donald Trump's son-in-law and Middle East envoy Jared Kushner visited the region to push for a Trump-backed accord to end to Israel's genocidal war on Gaza.

Kushner's session with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to break a diplomatic deadlock after Netanyahu rejected an agreement for Israel to withdraw from the Strip in exchange for Hamas disarming.

After the gathering, Kushner reiterated "Israel's right to defend itself". He threatened that Hamas must disarm or the US would backing Israel to "finish the job in the appropriate way".

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