At least 12 Palestinians, including two boys, a pregnant woman and eight police officers, were killed Sunday (March 15, 2026) by Israeli airstrikes in the war-torn Gaza Strip, hospital authorities said. The strike killed eight police officers, including Col. Iyad Ab Yousef, a senior police official in central Gaza, the ministry said. The police largely melted away during the war as Israeli forces seized large areas of Gaza and targeted Hamas security forces with airstrikes. But about half of those killed have been women and children, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. They were among more than 72,200 Palestinians killed in the war, which was triggered when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023.

Source: The Hindu March 16, 2026 04:26 UTC