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Six Palestinians killed and about 20 injured at Nasser Medical Complex, Khan Younis. Strike hit the Yasin Building, with extensive damage to intensive care and surgery wards.
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Nasser Hospital hit
Israeli strikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, and Gaza Civil Defence said the attack killed at least six people and injured at least 20 others. Gaza’s Civil Defence said the strike on Nasser Hospital killed at least six people and that the strike also injured at least 20 other people, including staff.
A Civil Defence official told the BBC that at least five Palestinians were killed after an Israeli airstrike hit a building at Nasser Hospital. The civil defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal told AFP that six people had been killed, while the BBC said it could not verify details because it was prevented by Israel from reporting independently from inside the Gaza Strip.
Vertical strike, damaged wards
Gaza Civil Defence said the Israeli strike targeted the Yasin building within the Nasser Medical Complex and that the director of Nasser Hospital said the strike was vertical, causing major damage to the intensive care and surgery departments. Eyewitnesses said a single missile, fired from a warplane that briefly flew over the area, struck a building housing the hospital's surgical wards and intensive care units.
The director of the Nasser Medical Complex said a rocket penetrated the building vertically, passing through several floors, causing extensive destruction especially in the intensive care and surgery departments. Raed Al-Dehshan expected the casualty toll to rise because the Israeli occupation prevents entry of the equipment necessary for Civil Defense work, leaving teams to carry out tasks with limited capabilities.
Hamas calls it a war crime
Hamas condemned the strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as a “war crime,” and the movement said the attack reveals the continuing impunity of the Israeli occupation.
“There has been no immediate response from the Israeli military.”
Hamas said, “This was not an accident. This was corporate murder,” but the same report framed Hamas’s position that the international community must act to stop ongoing Israeli violations and ensure the occupation adheres to the ceasefire agreement.
The BBC contacted the Israel Defense Forces for comment and reported that there has been no immediate response from the Israeli military.
Israeli strikes on Gaza have continued despite a ceasefire agreement in October last year, and more than 1,600 people have been killed since then according to Gaza's health ministry.