# Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital kills at least five

> An airstrike on Gaza's largest southern hospital has killed at least five Palestinians, including a surgeon, in what Israel says targeted Hamas militants.
- Title: Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital kills at least five
- Summary: An airstrike on Gaza's largest southern hospital has killed at least five Palestinians, including a surgeon, in what Israel says targeted Hamas militants.
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- Source: BBC News — https://bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckzd9p7e4eqeo
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## Strike hits southern Gaza hospital
An Israeli airstrike struck a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis early on Thursday, November twelfth. A single missile fired from a warplane hit the surgical wards and intensive care units.
## At least five killed, twenty injured
The Hamas-run Civil Defence agency says at least five Palestinians were killed in the strike. A surgeon is reported to be among those who died. Twenty others were injured in the attack.
## Israel claims Hamas military use
The Israeli military says it struck a senior Hamas member and other militants using the hospital as a command center for military and terrorist activities.

> civilian and medical infrastructure for military purposes
## Hamas denies military use of hospitals
Hamas denies using hospitals for military purposes.Under international law, hospitals have protected status, yet they have been repeatedly targeted during the Gaza war.Israel accuses Hamas of storing weapons and running command rooms in hospitals.
## Nasser Hospital hit again
Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, was hit by a double Israeli strike in August twenty twenty-five, which killed at least twenty people, including journalists and health workers.
## Ceasefire violations continue
Israeli strikes on Gaza have continued despite a ceasefire agreement in October last year.More than one thousand six hundred people have been killed since then, according to Gaza's health ministry.
## Key takeaway

An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed at least five Palestinians on November twelfth, with Israel claiming it targeted Hamas militants using the facility as a command center.