Six killed in Israeli air strike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital
An Israeli air strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza resulted in at least six deaths, including a surgeon, and injured 20 others. The IDF claims the facility was being used as a Hamas command center, while Palestinian health authorities condemned the attack as a violation of international law.
Why it matters
The incident highlights the ongoing humanitarian crisis in Gaza and the intensifying debate over the protection of medical facilities in active conflict zones.
Six people, including a surgeon, have been killed in an Israeli air strike on a hospital in Gaza, Palestinian health authorities say.
The Nasser Hospital surgery department was hit and at least 20 people were injured.
The IDF says Hamas was using the hospital as a command centre.
Link copied Share Share article Palestinian health authorities say a surgeon is one of at least six people who have been killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza.
The attack happened in the early hours of Thursday morning, local time. Video from the scene shows extensive damage to one of the compound's buildings.
Gaza's Civil Defense agency said the surgery department was hit and that at least 20 people were injured in the blast.
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