Jerusalem Daily: Gaza’s Nasser Hospital hit by Israeli air strike
For the seventh time, Israel has targeted Gaza’s Nasser Hospital in an air strike, further devastating an already decimated healthcare system. Palestinians are left with nowhere to shelter as heavy rainwater floods makeshift tents. Al Jazeera’s Marah Rayan has the latest.
The strike hit the surgery department of the hospital in Khan Younis, wounding at least 20 people and causing extensive damage, a spokesperson says.
Patients awaiting surgery die in attack on one of few remaining medical facilities in the strip, doctor says An Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza killed six people, including a surgeon and a disabled man, and wounded more than 20 others, the Palestinian news agency reported. The Israeli military carried out the attack on the hospital, in Khan Younis, early on Thursday saying in a statement it had struck a Hamas commander and other fighters there, without providing evidence.
Israel says Hamas was using the hospital as a military command center, while Palestinian officials report at least six people killed, including a surgeon. The strike comes amid an increasingly fragile ceasefire.
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Israel says Hamas was using the hospital as a military command center, while Palestinian officials report at least six people killed, including a surgeon. The strike comes amid an increasingly fragile ceasefire.