Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, health authorities say
An Israeli airstrike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, resulted in six deaths, including a surgeon. The Israeli military claims the facility was being used as a Hamas headquarters, while the Gaza Health Ministry reports significant damage to the hospital's surgical wing.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis and the contentious debate regarding the protected status of medical facilities in active war zones.
KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike targeting the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people, including a general surgeon, and wounded at least a dozen more, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli military, which said it struck a Hamas commander and other militants, without providing evidence.
The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the hospital's surgical wing and that a doctor, Rizk Abu Shaira, was among the dead. Inside the building, parts of several floors were either severely damaged or destroyed. Debris was scattered across hospital beds and equipment, and rebar dangled from the ceiling where the munition penetrated.
Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis is one of the few functioning medical facilities left in Gaza, whose healthcare infrastructure has been decimated by a yearslong war.
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