'How can medical staff and patients be exposed to this?': Gaza's Nasser Hospital hit again by Israel amid Hamas accusations

A member of the medical staff gathers supplies at Nasser Hospital after it was struck by an Israeli airstrike in Khan Yunis, in the Gaza Strip, on November 12, 2026. ABDEL KAREEM HANA/AP Since Thursday, November 12, and until further notice, several essential departments at Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Yunis have ceased operations. The largest hospital complex in southern Gaza was struck by two Israeli missiles Thursday morning.

According to Gaza's civil defense, six people were killed, including surgeon Rizq Abu Shaira and a 13-year-old child, Jihad Abu Teilkh. Around 30 others, including both medical staff and patients, were injured. Footage taken after the attack showed gutted rooms, floors covered with debris from fallen ceilings, rubble and shattered medical equipment. The bombing targeted the Al-Yasin building of the medical complex, which housed operating rooms, radiology departments, laboratories and surgical inpatient units – all of which have now ceased activity, according to hospital director Ahmed Al-Farra.

About one million people, the majority of whom are displaced, depend on Nasser Hospital, as Gaza's healthcare system has been decimated. Most hospitals have been destroyed or severely damaged by Israeli bombing, while restrictions imposed by Israel on goods entering the enclave have worsened shortages of medical supplies, from gauze and syringes to diagnostic and imaging equipment. You have 81.16% of this article left to read. The rest is for subscribers only.