Israel kills at least 12 Palestinians in Gaza amid ‘ceasefire’

xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogleAdd Al Jazeera on GoogleinfoWomen mourn during the funeral of Palestinians who were killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza City on April 23 [Dawoud Abu Alkas/Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 24 Apr 202624 Apr 2026Israeli forces have killed 12 Palestinians in attacks throughout Gaza, medical sources in the enclave tell Al Jazeera, as Israel continues its daily violations of the ceasefire struck last year. An Israeli attack on a police vehicle on Friday killed at least eight people, including three civilian bystanders, in Khan Younis. A separate attack in Gaza City also killed two police officers. Gaza’s Ministry of Interior called on the international community on Friday to intervene and end the Israeli targeting of local police forces working to restore security in civilian areas. It said the attack in Khan Younis came after security forces intervened to break up a fight in the area. “The continued silence of international organisations … regarding the targeting of civilian police officers constitutes complicity with the Israeli occupation, encouraging it to commit further crimes against a civilian institution protected under international law,” the ministry said. “We emphasise that the police force provides services to citizens in the Gaza Strip across various aspects of daily life. There is absolutely no justification for targeting it or killing its personnel.” Israel has been systemically killing police officers in Gaza, as it allies