An Israeli drone targeted a police post in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza on the afternoon of July 14, killing eight Palestinians. The dead included the police station head, Col. Mohammed Marwan Salem, several police officers, and a female officer, according to multiple sources [1, 2, 3]. Gaza’s Hamas-run interior ministry called the attack a "massacre" and said the victims were members of the police maintaining law and order [1].
The strike hit an area near a busy market and displacement camp crowded with tents sheltering displaced Palestinians. Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud said the police's role was "to maintain some sort of law and order and organisation in an area that is known as a marketplace in the middle of a displacement camp" [2].
Israeli officials confirmed the strike targeted terrorists in the area, stating it was a deliberate operation against militant elements [1, 3]. The number killed differs in reports: some say seven including the police chief, others confirm eight including a female officer [1, 2, 3].
On the same day, Israeli strikes in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis area killed one man and wounded three others, including a child and a woman [1, 2, 3]. Additionally, Israeli gunfire killed 10-year-old Muataz Abu Shaar in the Al-Mawasi or Rafah area of southern Gaza [1, 2, 3].
Since the ceasefire in Gaza took effect in October 2025, Gaza’s health ministry reports at least 1,108 to 1,110 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli strikes [1, 2, 3]. Over 73,000 Palestinians have died due to Israeli strikes since the conflict escalated in October 2023 [1, 2, 3].
