Israeli strikes kill seven in Gaza

An ‌airstrike hit a police checkpoint in Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip early on Saturday, killing at least six, while a ​second airstrike hit Beit Lahiya, killing at least one, ​said the officials.

It was not immediately clear how many ⁠of those killed in the first strike were police ​members.

The Israeli military said that the strike in Bureij had ​been carried out after members of the militant group Hamas approached the yellow line demarcating the half of Gaza occupied by Israel. It ​did not immediately comment on the strike in Beit ​Lahiya.

Israel has repeatedly shot at people in areas around the yellow line ‌since ⁠the ceasefire deal was struck in October, often accusing militants of trying to cross the line or attack troops.

A series of Israeli strikes has killed dozens of Hamas-led police ​force members since ​October, according ⁠to medics and police sources. Israeli airstrikes have killed at least 25 people in ​Gaza this week.

Israel and Hamas reached a U.S.-brokered ​deal ⁠last October that was meant to halt violence in the Palestinian territory.

Since then, Israeli attacks have killed at least 700 ⁠people ​in Gaza, according to health officials ​there. Militant attacks have killed four soldiers there, according to Israel.