Gaza ministry condemns Israeli attack on Rafah

Gaza's interior ministry issued a statement condemning the Israeli strike on Rafah that killed three Palestinian policemen.

“The ministry … condemns this crime and calls upon the mediators and the international community to compel the occupation to stop targeting the police force, which is a civil apparatus,” it said in a statement.

The officers were killed while trying to secure the entry of aid trucks into Gaza.

The Israeli army said it had targeted armed individuals who were approaching soldiers deployed in the area. It added that "hits were identified".