--- title: "Israeli airstrike kills Gaza police chief Jamal Abu Kamil on Al-Rashid Street" publication: "MediaBias News" url: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/israeli-airstrike-kills-gaza-police-chief-jamal-abu-kamil-on-al-rashid-street" api: "https://mediabias.news/api/v1/stories/israeli-airstrike-kills-gaza-police-chief-jamal-abu-kamil-on-al-rashid-street" markdown: "https://mediabias.news/conflict/israeli-airstrike-kills-gaza-police-chief-jamal-abu-kamil-on-al-rashid-street.md" audio: "https://mediabias.news/api/audio/israeli-airstrike-kills-gaza-police-chief-jamal-abu-kamil-on-al-rashid-street" category: "Conflict & Security" area: "Middle East" published: "2026-08-13T17:25:28.781Z" source_reported: "2026-08-13T15:55:32.000Z" updated: "2026-08-13T17:25:28.781Z" trust_score: 65 critic_score: 55 hype_score: 35 assessment_type: "coverage-and-source-reporting-analysis" fact_check_status: "not-performed" coverage_measured: "2026-08-13T17:15:42.131134+00:00" --- # Israeli airstrike kills Gaza police chief Jamal Abu Kamil on Al-Rashid Street *Gaza Interior Ministry reports the death of Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil, 43, in an Israeli airstrike targeting his vehicle* **Scores for the source reporting** (0-100, assessing the original journalism this article was written from, not this write-up): - Trust 65 of 100, higher is better. Two full reports name sources; digests corroborate but lack detail. - Craft 55 of 100, higher is better. Quotes and figures present but context is thin in digests. - Hype 35 of 100, lower is better. Headlines overstate civilian targeting in some digests. Scored by MediaBias News; method at https://mediabias.news/methodology. **The short version** - Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil, 43, director of police for Gaza Governorate, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City on 13 August 2026. - The Gaza Interior Ministry reported the death, while Anadolu Ajansı said two Palestinians, including Abu Kamil, were killed in Israeli drone strikes that day. - Right-rated outlets led on the assassination of the police chief, while the left-rated Al-Monitor framed the strikes as the first fatalities in over a week. - No centre-rated outlet reported the incident, and none of the right-rated digests mentioned the $70 billion reconstruction cost estimate cited by Anadolu Ajansı. An Israeli airstrike on 13 August 2026 killed Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil, the director of police for Gaza Governorate, when it hit his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City. The Gaza Interior Ministry said Abu Kamil, 43, was assassinated in the attack. The Palestinian Red Crescent reported recovering one body and treating several injured people from the strike. Anadolu Ajansı reported that two Palestinians were killed in Israeli drone strikes in Gaza that day. One strike targeted an electric bike in Khan Younis, killing one person and injuring another. The second strike hit Abu Kamil’s vehicle on Al-Rashid Street, killing him and injuring two others. The Gaza Health Ministry said 1,260 Palestinians had been killed and 4,154 injured since a ceasefire began on 10 October 2025. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israeli attacks since October 2023 had killed 73,389 Palestinians and injured 174,266. Anadolu Ajansı cited UN estimates that 90% of civilian infrastructure in Gaza had been damaged, with reconstruction costs estimated at $70 billion. ## What the coverage left out No centre-rated outlet ran the story. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the $70 billion reconstruction cost estimate published by Anadolu Ajansı. None of the digests from either side reported the UN’s estimate that 90% of civilian infrastructure in Gaza had been damaged. ## Who covered it Shares of the 6 covering outlets with a published leaning rating: - Left: 17% (1) - Centre: 0% (0) - Right: 83% (5) 3 of 9 covering outlets carried no usable leaning rating and were excluded from those percentages. Coverage measured 2026-08-13T17:15:42.131134+00:00. **Coverage watch:** developing. Checked 4 times; 0 checks found a material change. Most recently checked 2026-08-13T18:15:25.835Z. ## How the sides framed it ### Left - The left-rated Al-Monitor led its digest with the strikes as the first reported fatalities in Gaza in more than a week. It described the Israeli military as having scaled back targeted attacks in the enclave under US pressure. The digest did not use the word "assassination" for Abu Kamil’s death, instead calling him a "senior police official". It carried the Gaza Health Ministry’s total death toll of 73,389 since October 2023. ### Centre No separate framing summary. ### Right - All five right-rated digests led on the killing of Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil. Al Bawaba’s full report called it an "assassination" and said Israel had "assassinated" the police chief by bombing his vehicle. The headline read: "Israel Assassinates Gaza Police Chief by Bombing His Vehicle". Anadolu Ajansı’s full report also used the word "assassination" in its text, quoting the Gaza Interior Ministry’s statement. - Arutz Sheva’s digest said the Israeli military had "eliminated" the "Commander of the Gaza District Police". Mehr News Agency’s digest said the Gaza Interior Ministry had "condemned the new crime of the Israeli regime in assassinating the police chief". VINnews’s digest called Abu Kamil the "director of police for Gaza Governorate" and said Palestinian officials had described the strike as an airstrike, not an assassination. - All five right-rated digests carried the Gaza Interior Ministry’s confirmation of Abu Kamil’s death. Four of the five carried the location of the strike on Al-Rashid Street. None of the right-rated digests mentioned the $70 billion reconstruction cost estimate cited by Anadolu Ajansı. **Provisional coverage gap:** left. The watch is not closed, so this is not yet a settled blindspot finding. ## Factuality profile of the covering outlets These are published factuality ratings of the outlets, not a verdict on whether this story or its claims are true. - mixed: 3 - high: 3 - unknown: 3 ## Verification scope This page compares coverage and scores the source reporting. It is not a ClaimReview verdict on whether the underlying event or claim is true. ## Original reporting this was written from - [Al Bawaba](https://albawaba.com/ar/%D8%A3%D8%AE%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B1/%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%A6%D9%8A%D9%84-%D8%AA%D8%BA%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%84-%D9%85%D8%AF%D9%8A%D8%B1-%D8%B4%D8%B1%D8%B7%D8%A9-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D8%A9-%D8%A8%D9%82%D8%B5%D9%81-%D9%85%D8%B1%D9%83%D8%A8%D8%AA%D9%87-1635021) — Israel Assassinates Gaza Police Chief by Bombing His Vehicle - [Arutz Sheva](https://israelnationalnews.com/news/431670) — Footage from the scene: Gaza District Police Chief eliminated in strike on vehicle - [Mehr News Agency](https://mehrnews.com/news/6915831/%D9%88%D8%B2%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AA-%DA%A9%D8%B4%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%AA%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B1-%D8%B1%D8%A6%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D9%BE%D9%84%DB%8C%D8%B3-%D8%A7%D8%B3%D8%AA%D8%A7%D9%86-%D8%BA%D8%B2%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%A7-%D9%85%D8%AD%DA%A9%D9%88%D9%85-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D8%AF) — Gaza Interior Ministry Condemns Assassination of Gaza Police Chief - [VINnews](https://vinnews.com/2026/08/13/gaza-police-chief-killed-in-israeli-airstrike-palestinian-officials-say) — Gaza police chief killed in Israeli airstrike, Palestinian officials say - [Anadolu Ajansı](https://aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/police-officer-among-2-killed-in-israeli-drone-strikes-in-gaza-despite-truce/4026443) — Police officer among 2 killed in Israeli drone strikes in Gaza despite truce - [Al-Shorouk](https://shorouknews.com/news/view.aspx?cdate=13082026&id=db83caa5-7260-46dd-b7de-0ac5149c1cf9) — Internal Gaza: Assassination of the Chief of Police in Gaza Governorate by Israeli Shelling - Al-Shruk Gate - [Akşam](https://aksam.com.tr/dunya/israil-gazzede-sivilleri-vurdu-1-olu/haber-1690407) — Israel Strikes Civilians in Gaza: 1 Dead. - [Al-Monitor](https://al-monitor.com/originals/2026/08/israeli-strikes-gaza-kill-two-people-first-fatalities-more-week-medics-say) — Israeli strikes in Gaza kill two people, first fatalities in more than a week, medics say - [Haberler](https://haberler.com/guncel/israil-ordusunun-gazze-ye-saldirilarinda-1-kisi-20141221-haberi) — Ceasefire Violated in Gaza: 1 Dead, 7 Injured. ## Questions **Who was Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil?** Jamal Mahmoud Abu Kamil, 43, was the director of police for Gaza Governorate. He was killed on 13 August 2026 when an Israeli airstrike hit his vehicle on Al-Rashid Street in Gaza City, according to the Gaza Interior Ministry. His death was confirmed by multiple outlets, including Anadolu Ajansı and Al Bawaba. **How many Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023?** The Gaza Health Ministry reported that Israeli attacks since October 2023 had killed 73,389 Palestinians and injured 174,266. Since a ceasefire began on 10 October 2025, 1,260 Palestinians have been killed and 4,154 injured, according to Anadolu Ajansı. **Which outlets reported the $70 billion reconstruction cost estimate?** Anadolu Ajansı cited UN estimates that reconstruction in Gaza would cost $70 billion due to damage to 90% of civilian infrastructure. None of the right-rated digests mentioned this figure, and no centre-rated outlet reported the story at all. --- MediaBias News — https://mediabias.news. 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