Amman: Gaza Police Chief Colonel Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kmeil was killed Thursday evening when an Israeli strike targeted his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street, southwest of Gaza City.
According to Jordan News Agency, the Palestinian Red Crescent said its ambulance crews transported one casualty and several injured people to Al-Shifa Hospital in western Gaza City following the Israeli strike on a vehicle in the area.
Local Palestinian media reported that Israeli aircraft targeted the vehicle with three missiles, killing Abu Kmeil instantly and injuring two of his aides. The vehicle was completely engulfed in flames.
The strike came amid continued Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip. Earlier Thursday, a motorcycle was targeted in the Bani Aml area west of Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring another. The casualty and the injured person were taken to Nasser Hospital.