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An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more, the health ministry said.
The strike was carried out early Thursday, according to the Israeli military, which said it struck “a senior Hamas terrorist”, without providing evidence.
Gaza’s health ministry said the airstrike hit the hospital’s surgery department and that a doctor was among the dead.
An Associated Press journalist at the scene said parts of the building’s second floor were destroyed.
Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis is one of the few remaining medical facilities in Gaza, whose healthcare infrastructure lies decimated by three years of Israeli bombardment.
The hospital complex has been struck by Israeli forces before. Five journalists, including Associated Press contributor Mariam Dagga, were killed in 2025 when the Israeli military targeted a gathering point for local reporters at the complex.
