{"id":59013,"date":"2026-05-06T15:32:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:32:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-airstrike-reportedly-kills-colonel-in-hamas-led-gaza-police-force\/06\/05\/2026\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T15:32:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T19:32:46","slug":"israeli-airstrike-reportedly-kills-colonel-in-hamas-led-gaza-police-force","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-airstrike-reportedly-kills-colonel-in-hamas-led-gaza-police-force\/06\/05\/2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli airstrike reportedly kills colonel in Hamas-led Gaza police force"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in the Hamas-run police force, when it targeted his vehicle near the al-Mawasi area in western Khan Younis, south of the enclave.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">An Israeli airstrike killed a senior officer in the Hamas-run Interior Ministry in the Gaza Strip, health officials and Hamas sources said on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in the Hamas-run <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/police-disperse-hundreds-civilians-mount-211542213.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:police;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">police<\/a> force, when it targeted his vehicle near the al-Mawasi area in western Khan Younis, south of the enclave. The attack wounded at least 17 other people, they added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Kalazani led the anti-<a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/syria-crackdown-hezbollah-shows-damascuss-143639951.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:narcotics;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">narcotics<\/a> force in Khan Younis, Hamas sources said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Reuters has previously \u2060reported that Israel has intensified its attacks on Gaza&#8217;s Hamas-run police force, which the militant group has used to reinforce its hold in the areas it controls in the strip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">There was no immediate Israeli comment on the incident.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-primary p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-primary\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" aria-hidden=\"true\" focusable=\"false\" class=\"flex-none size-4 -scale-x-100 text-primary lg:size-6 [&amp;_path]:fill-current\"><path fill=\"currentColor\" d=\"M3.1 3.1V11h1.8V6.314l5.392 5.393 1.415-1.414L6.313 4.9H11V3.1zm17.8 17.8V13h-1.8v4.686l-5.393-5.393-1.415 1.414 5.393 5.393H13v1.8z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-primary hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>An explosion is seen during an Israeli strike, in Gaza City March 23, 2025 (credit: REUTERS TV\/via REUTERS)<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h3 class=\"mb-4 text-lg font-bold\">Violence in Gaza has persisted<\/h3>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Violence in <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/hamas-disarmament-almost-impossible-bridge-213230072.html\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Gaza;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Gaza<\/a> has persisted despite an October 2025 ceasefire, with Israel conducting almost daily attacks on Palestinians. Israel and Hamas have blamed each other for ceasefire violations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">At least 830 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire deal took effect, according to local medics, while Israel says militants have killed four of its \u2060soldiers over the same period.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Israel says its strikes are aimed at thwarting attempts by <a data-yga=\"{\" ylinkelement=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/tags\/hamas\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"elm:link;elmt:article_link;slk:Hamas;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Hamas<\/a> and other Palestinian militants to stage attacks against its forces.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More than 72,500 Palestinians have been killed since the Gaza war started in October \u20602023, most of them civilians, according to Gaza health authorities.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>The IDF has not confirmed the strikes at this time.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/news\/articles\/israeli-airstrike-reportedly-kills-colonel-190915142.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Medics said an Israeli airstrike killed Naseem al-Kalazani, a colonel in the Hamas-run police force, when it targeted his vehicle near the<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/world\/israeli-airstrike-reportedly-kills-colonel-in-hamas-led-gaza-police-force\/06\/05\/2026\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59014,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/os\/en\/jerusalem_post_articles_818\/1cf1fbdb6af3674d0e29dfcdaeba3075","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59013"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59013"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59013\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59014"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59013"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59013"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59013"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}