Israeli airstrikes obliterated Gaza City's Sheikh Radwan police station on January 31, 2026, killing at least 13 people including four female officers, male colleagues, detainees, and civilians there for routine paperwork amid the enclave's chaos. The pre-dawn attack reduced the three-story building to rubble, trapping victims inside as rescuers dug through debris at Shifa Hospital-receiving site; Gaza's Interior Ministry condemned it as a deliberate hit on civil servants struggling to maintain basic order.
Witnesses described screams echoing from the collapse, with one officer's family mourning her death while serving on night duty; no militants were reportedly present. Israel stated the strikes targeted Hamas infrastructure across Gaza in response to ceasefire violations, offering no specific comment on the police site.
