Hamas: Attacking the Gaza Police is a deliberate war crime The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) responded to the IDF attacks today by issuing a statement. In this statement, the targeting of several police forces in the Mawasi Khan Yunis area and the bombing of Gaza City are called "intentional war crimes". Hamas saw these attacks as part of Israel's ongoing crimes against the Palestinian nation and emphasized that their purpose is to prevent the return of life and security to the Gaza Strip.