Israeli strike kills Gaza women's police chief, 13-year-old girl
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- Israel struck Gaza City's police headquarters, killing the women's police chief, several officers, and a 13-year-old girl in a single attack.
- Jared Kushner concluded a regional trip just two days before the strike, a visit that the source says failed to push forward the Gaza ceasefire.
- Cross-coverage from AP News frames the strike as casting 'doubt on ceasefire progress,' aligning with the source's emphasis on the collapsed diplomatic momentum.
- The killing of the women's police chief — a distinct role in Gaza's security forces — was among the casualties specifically named in the source.
Why it matters: The strike landed two days after Kushner's failed diplomatic mission, stripping the ceasefire track of whatever operational leverage it had left. For Gaza's civilian governance, the simultaneous killing of the women's police chief, multiple officers, and a 13-year-old girl widens the casualty profile of Israeli targeting beyond what the ceasefire talks were publicly meant to prevent.
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