An Israeli drone strike has killed Colonel Jamal Abu Kamil, 43, the head of Gaza City's civil police force, after firing three missiles at his vehicle on al-Rashid Street on Thursday. The Israeli military claimed Abu Kamil was a Hamas commander and was targeted to "remove a threat," a claim Gaza's Interior Ministry and police force denied, calling it an assassination of an officer committed solely to civilian duties. The killing came days after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a 15-point peace plan brokered by US President Donald Trump — under which Israeli forces would withdraw and Hamas would disarm — and resumed air strikes that had been paused for over a week; since a ceasefire took effect on 10 October 2025, Israeli attacks have killed more than 1,250 Palestinians, according to Gaza's Ministry of Health.