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UAE condemns Israeli strike on Gaza hospital that targeted senior Hamas commander

Nava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.

The United Arab Emirates strongly condemns the Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday, which targeted a senior Hamas commander and reportedly killed six people, including a surgeon, and wounded 20.

In a statement, the UAE Foreign Ministry calls the strike on the medical complex in Khan Younis “a blatant violation of international humanitarian law,” warning that continued Israeli military escalation exacerbates the “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza.

Abu Dhabi stresses the need to protect medical facilities, “safeguard civilian lives, and ensure the immediate, safe, and unhindered delivery of humanitarian relief and medical aid to the Gaza Strip,” while calling on the international community “to intensify all regional and international efforts to find a serious political horizon that achieves comprehensive peace based on the two-state solution.”

The IDF said Thursday’s strike targeted Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas’s Khan Younis Brigade, and other terrorists allegedly using the hospital as a military headquarters. The IDF said it took measures to minimize civilian casualties and had repeatedly warned against Hamas activity at the hospital.

There has yet to be any confirmation from the IDF or Hamas that Abu Ismail was killed in the strike.

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What we found (1)

The Times of Israel writes that the Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital "reportedly killed six people" and does not say who reported the toll. The hospital director gave that toll, other outlets reported it as fact, and two of the dead were named, among them the surgeon Rizk Abu Shaira.

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“reportedly killed six people”
Why this matters
The word "reportedly" qualifies the death toll without saying who reported it.
The impression it gives
A reader takes the six deaths as an unconfirmed report.
The context
The toll came from the hospital director and was reported as fact by several outlets. Two of the dead were named.
How we know
- The National reported“The Israeli strike in Khan Younis killed at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon”UAE condemns Israeli air strikes on Nasser Medical Complex in Gaza (opens in a new tab)
- The Irish Times reported“Among the dead was Rizk Abu Shaira (52), a general surgeon”Israeli air strike on Nasser hospital in Gaza kills six (opens in a new tab)
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