Israeli Strike Kills Palestinian Police Officers

The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli forces killed six Palestinian police officers, who witnesses said had been securing the passage of an aid truck.

"Six Palestinian police officers killed as a result of the Israeli occupation targeting their vehicle in the Khirbat al-Adas neighborhood in Rafah," a ministry statement said.

Witnesses said the officers had been securing the passage of a flour truck when Israeli aircraft hit their car, ripping the passengers to pieces.

A photographer at the scene saw blood sprayed across part of the crushed vehicle, bearing a police emblem on the hood.

First responders covered a body with blankets and loaded it into a damaged ambulance.

Palestinian police officers have been brought in to secure aid convoys traveling through Gaza, where desperate residents have clambered aboard trucks in search of vital supplies.

There have been repeated strikes on vehicles and buildings in Rafah, which is crammed with more than half of Gaza's population.

Netanyahu vowed that "a complete victory will deal a fatal blow" not just to Hamas but also to other militant groups across the region.

Israel's withering military campaign since October 7 has killed at least 27,585 people in Gaza, mostly women and children, according to the Hamas-run territory's health ministry.

The war was sparked by an attack on Israel by Hamas militants which resulted in the deaths of about 1,160 people, mostly civilians.

As the Gaza war has raged, violence has also flared in Lebanon, Iraq, Syria and Yemen, where groups have launched attacks in support of Hamas, triggering counterattacks by Israel and the United States and its partners.

The Israeli army said its fighter jets had also targeted Hezbollah bases near Marwahin and Meiss El Jabal in southern Lebanon.