Zionist airstrike on Rafah claims lives of Palestinian policemen deployed to secure aid entry
GAZA – Three Palestinians were martyred and several others injured on Sunday morning in a Zionist occupation’s airstrike targeting a gathering of civilians east of Rafah, southern Gaza, according to WAFA news agency.
Gaza’s Ministry of Interior and National Security said the attack has claimed the lives of two police officers and seriously injured another, adding that the policemen were deployed in the area to secure the entry of aid trucks.
The ministry called on “the mediators and the international community to pressure the occupation to stop targeting the police force as a civilian body that provides services to maintain the security of citizens and organise their daily affairs.”
A ceasefire in Gaza took effect on January 19, but casualties have continued to be reported across various parts of the region due to violations of the ceasefire by the Zionist occupation forces.
Gaza’s Health Ministry has confirmed 48,239 martyrs in the Zionist occupation’s genocidal war on the Strip, while 111,676 people have been wounded. The Government Media Office has updated its toll to at least 61,709 people, saying that thousands missing under the rubble are now presumed dead.
Separately, the Zionist occupation on Sunday received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden.
The MK-84 is an unguided 2,000-pound (900 kg) bomb that can rip through thick concrete and metal, creating a wide blast radius. They are designed to destroy infrastructure and indiscriminately kill human beings within hundreds of meters of where they land.
Several human rights groups, former State Department officials, and lawmakers have urged the US government to halt arms transfers to the Zionist entity, citing violations of US laws, including the Leahy Law, as well as international laws and human rights.
The Leahy Law, named after former Sen. Patrick Leahy, requires the US to withhold military assistance if there is credible evidence of human rights violations.
