Gaza Genocide12 August, 20263 min read
Israeli Airstrikes Kill Gaza Governorate Police Chief Jamal Abu Kamil
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Gaza governorate police chief Jamal Abu Kumail killed in Israeli airstrike on his vehicle. Strike hit his vehicle on Rashid Street in Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan district.
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Strikes Kill Police Chief
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed Jamal Abu Kamil, the Gaza Governorate Police Chief, on Thursday, with the Gaza interior ministry saying he was assassinated in an Israeli airstrike targeting his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City. ASHARQ AL-AWSAT reported that Gaza's civil defense agency said an airstrike west of Khan Younis killed one person, with Nasser Hospital confirming the arrival of a body following the attack. In a separate incident in Gaza City, the civil defense said one person was killed and several others injured in an Israeli strike on a vehicle in the Sheikh Ajlin neighborhood, while Al-Shifa Hospital said it had received the body of Gaza City's police governor Jamal Abu Kamil.
The Israeli military said it struck a Hamas commander in the Khan Younis area who it said had been planning attacks against troops, adding that "The terrorist was struck in an aerial strike in order to remove the threat to Israeli troops". ASHARQ AL-AWSAT also said Israel on Wednesday carried out its first airstrike in Gaza since August 3, after a lull due to a US peace push and following Donald Trump's announcement of a "major milestone" in his plan to end the war.
Truce, Monitoring, and Claims
Ynetnews said the IDF struck the Gaza Strip on Monday for a second consecutive day, even as U.S. officials signaled they were willing to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu political "room" ahead of an election. The outlet reported that Monday evening's strike was the second Israeli attack in Gaza since the military halted targeted killings under instructions from the political leadership, and it described the IDF's rationale as an Air Force strike intended to "remove a threat." Ynetnews also quoted Nikolay Mladenov, director-general of the Gaza Board of Peace and its official "high representative for Gaza," saying, "In recent days, a mechanism for monitoring violations has begun operating," and adding, "Any confirmed violation will be addressed."
In parallel, Al-Jazeera Net said the Ministry of Interior in Gaza reported the assassination of Brigadier General Jamal Abu Kumail in an Israeli airstrike that targeted his vehicle on Rashid Street, and it said the strike hit the car directly in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City. Al-Jazeera Net further reported that Hamas and Palestinian factions condemned the assassinations as a violation of the truce understandings and an overstepping of provisions to enter the second phase without response from mediators.
Casualties and What’s at Risk
ASHARQ AL-AWSAT said Israeli operations in Gaza have killed 1,260 Palestinians since the ceasefire, according to the territory's health ministry operating under Hamas authority, and it added that the Israeli army has reported five deaths in its ranks during the same period. The outlet also described the ceasefire framework as involving Hamas disarming by giving its weapons to a nascent Palestinian governing committee, while Trump's Board of Peace initially announced Israel would start a phased withdrawal from much of the Gaza Strip. It reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu publicly rejected the deal on Sunday and vowed no Israeli pullout, even after the Board of Peace reassured him that Israel would not have to withdraw until complete Hamas disarmament.
Al-Jazeera Net said Israeli breaches have led to the martyrdom of 1,259 Palestinians and injuries to 4,148, according to Health Ministry data up to yesterday, and it added that the agreement to cease fire is meant to end the genocide it says Israel has been committing in Gaza since October 8, 2023. The same Al-Jazeera Net article stated that the conflict has claimed more than 73,000 martyrs and more than 174,000 injured, and it said the UN estimated reconstruction costs at about $70 billion, with enormous destruction affecting 90% of civilian infrastructure.