The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the strike, saying it had targeted “a senior Hamas terrorist”
In 2025, an Israeli strike on the hospital killed five journalists, including Associated Press contributor Mariam Dagga, after hitting a gathering point used by local reporters at the complex. The latest attack comes amid continued Israeli military operations in Gaza despite a ceasefire agreement reached between Israel and Hamas in October 2025. Israeli strikes have continued, killing more than 1,600 Palestinians since the agreement, according to the figures cited in reports Although large-scale fighting has subsided.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene reported that parts of the hospital’s second floor had been destroyed in the attack.
An Israeli airstrike targeting Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people, including a doctor, and wounded at least a dozen others, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry. The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the surgery department, with a doctor among those killed. The strike hit the hospital’s surgery department early Thursday, damaging parts of the building and raising fresh concerns over the safety of medical facilities in the war-torn Palestinian territory. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.
The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the strike, saying it had targeted “a senior Hamas terrorist” and other militants allegedly operating inside the hospital complex. However, it did not provide evidence to support the claim. Nasser Hospital, located in Khan Younis, is one of the few medical facilities still functioning in Gaza, where years of conflict have severely damaged the healthcare infrastructure and left hospitals struggling to cope with casualties and shortages. Israel has repeatedly accused Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups of using hospitals and civilian infrastructure as cover for military operations. The Israeli military has also targeted the Nasser Hospital complex in previous attacks.