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Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills six, including surgeon
An airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis kills a doctor and child. Israel says it was targeting a Hamas commander.
In brief
An airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis kills a doctor and child. Israel says it was targeting a Hamas commander. An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed six people including surgeon Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira and a thirteen-year-old boy, with Israel saying it targeted a Hamas commander…
Strike hits Gaza's main hospital
An Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday, killing six people including a surgeon and a thirteen-year-old boy, Gaza's Health Ministry said.
Israel says it targeted militants
The Israeli military said the strike targeted a Hamas commander and other militants. The commander it identified was not among the dead.
Surgical wing destroyed
The strike hit the hospital's surgical wing. Footage showed several wards and operating rooms heavily damaged or destroyed, with debris scattered across beds and equipment.
Surgeon among the dead
Among the dead were Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira, a general surgeon, and at least two patients, one of them the thirteen-year-old boy. At least twenty-eight people were wounded.
Witness describes the strike
British surgeon Goher Rahbour, volunteering at Nasser Hospital, said the strike occurred just after midnight and shook the whole building. The recovery area was reduced to rubble.
“It was extremely smoky”
No warning before attack
Ahmed al-Farra, the hospital's general director, said no warning came before the attack. The Israeli army said it had warned on several occasions that military activity at the hospital be halted.
Hospital services suspended
Al-Farra said surgeries and other services had been suspended because of damage to the building. Other nearby medical facilities were not equipped to do the specialized surgeries Nasser had been providing.
Director calls for global response
Al-Farra said an attack on a hospital should be met with a forceful response from the international community. He said no one is safe in Gaza.
“No one's safe here”
Nasser struck before
Israeli forces previously attacked Nasser Hospital. In two thousand twenty-five, the military killed twenty-two people when it struck a gathering point for local reporters, including five journalists.
Gaza's healthcare decimated
A report from the United Nations, World Bank and European Union said in April that more than one thousand eight hundred medical facilities in Gaza have been partially or completely destroyed since the conflict began.
At a glance
An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis killed six people including surgeon Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira and a thirteen-year-old boy, with Israel saying it targeted a Hamas commander.
