Israeli strikes hit two Gaza police checkpoints, killing six, medics say

CAIRO: Two Israeli air strikes on two checkpoints of the Hamas-led police force killed ​at least six Palestinians including a child, ‌local health officials said, in the latest round of violence despite a U.S.-brokered ceasefire that is now ​more than five months old.

Medics said Israeli ​planes attacked two police checkpoints in Khan ⁠Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, killing ​three policemen and three civilians, including a girl, ​and wounding four others.

The Israeli military did not immediately comment on the recent strikes. The military has killed ​over 680 Palestinians in Gaza since a ​ceasefire with Hamas came into effect in November, local health ‌officials ⁠say.

More than 72,000 have been killed since the war started in October 2023. Israel is now also waging a war, alongside the U.S., ​against Iran, ​and is ⁠carrying out a new campaign against Hezbollah in which Israeli forces have ​invaded southern Lebanon.

Violence in Gaza has ​persisted ⁠despite the ceasefire and amid Israel’s war with Iran. Health officials in the territory say at ⁠least ​50 Palestinians have been killed ​by Israeli forces since the Iran conflict began a month ​ago.