All police offices and stations in the Gaza Strip have been burned and hundreds of vehicles and other assets destroyed in Israeli attacks since October 7, 2023, Al Jazeera reports according to the General Directorate of the Palestinian Police in the Gaza Strip.

More than 1,400 members of the department have also been killed, including Director-General Major General Mahmoud Salah, said the statement published on Facebook. More than 1,950 members have been injured and 211 arrested by Israeli forces during the conflict, it added.

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