Israeli strike kills three in Gaza

Middle Eastern outlets describe the Gaza and Lebanon strikes as deliberate attacks on police, medics and civilians that break an agreed truce. They hold Israel responsible for targeting clearly marked medical and civil facilities and for killing health workers, children and pregnant women. They expect stronger pressure from Arab states, Iran and international bodies, and warn that armed groups may respond with more attacks on Israel.

• •Middle Eastern sources say Israel knowingly struck a Gaza police vehicle and facility, killing multiple officers who were not engaged in combat.
• •Reports from the region state that Israeli forces killed three Palestinians in Gaza on 14 March in violation of a truce.
• •Coverage in these outlets asserts that Israeli strikes on a clinic and health centre in southern Lebanon killed at least 12 medics.
• •Regional commentators say repeated attacks on medical staff and hospitals amount to war crimes under international law.
• •Hamas leaders are reported as urging Qatar, Egypt and other mediators to rein in Israel and enforce the truce terms.