Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 12 people over two days, according to Palestinian health officials, underscoring the fragility of a ceasefire that was meant to curb large-scale hostilities but has failed to halt deadly exchanges.

Health authorities in Gaza said the dead include three members of the same family in central Gaza and a child shot by Israeli forces near the southern city of Rafah. Local medics reported that the family home was struck without prior warning, leaving neighbors to dig through rubble with their hands as emergency crews struggled to reach the site.

In one of the deadliest incidents, a woman and six police officers were killed when an Israeli airstrike hit a police station in the crowded Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza. Witnesses described scenes of chaos as residents rushed injured officers and bystanders to nearby hospitals already strained by months of conflict.

The Israeli military said four of the slain officers were members of Hamas, which governs Gaza, alleging they were involved in militant activity. It did not provide public evidence to support the claim, and Palestinian officials insisted the officers were performing routine policing duties at the time of the strike.

Repeated attacks on Gaza’s police force have drawn criticism from international rights monitors. The United Nations Human Rights Office has condemned such strikes, noting that police personnel have been targeted at least a dozen times this year, including during what it described as ordinary law enforcement operations such as traffic control and civil policing.

According to Gaza’s health ministry, more than 1,100 Palestinians have been killed in the territory since the current ceasefire arrangement took effect, a figure that includes both militants and large numbers of civilians. Hospitals report that women and children make up a significant share of the casualties.

Palestinian armed groups have continued to carry out sporadic attacks on Israeli troops along the perimeter fence and in border areas. Israel says its airstrikes and ground fire are a direct response to those attacks and to what it calls ongoing violations by militant factions. Israeli authorities say five soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire began.

Residents on both sides of the frontier describe living in a state of constant uncertainty, as the line between truce and open warfare grows increasingly blurred.