At least 20 people have been killed, including five journalists, after Israel struck Nasser Hospital in Gaza, Palestinian health officials have said.
Five journalists were killed in the strikes, according to officials. This includes cameraman Hussam al-Masri who worked for Reuters, photographer Mohammed Salama who worked for Al Jazeera, Independent Arabia’s own Maryam Abu Daqqa, and Moaz Abu Taha, who worked for NBC.
Ahmad Abu Aziz who worked Palestinian youth news agency with Quds Feed Network, also died from injuries sustained during the strike, the Palestinian government media office said. A rescue worker was also among those killed, health officials added.
The victims on the fourth floor of Nasser Hospital were killed in a double-tap strike with one missile hitting first, then another moments later as rescue crews arrived, eyewitness told The Independent The Israeli military declined to comment to The Independent when asked about this.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office claimed the strike was a "tragic mishap" and that the military was investigating.
US president Donald Trump said he was “hot happy about” the attack on the hospital.
Key Points
- Journalists among those killed in Nasser hospital strike
- IDF releases statement following Nasser Hospital strike
- Netanyahu calls strike a 'tragic mishap'
- Trump 'not happy' about Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
- Strike hit surgical building, says Palestinian surgeon at Nasser hospital
Tribute: Maryam Abu Daqqa spent months photographing the war in Gaza. It claimed her life – but her images will endure
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Recap: 50 injured in hospital strike, WHO says
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Katie Hawkinson
The World Health Organization says 50 people were injured in Israel’s strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. The strike also killed 20 people, including five journalists.
Critically ill patients who were already at the hospital to receive care were among those injured, according to Dr Ghebreyesus.
“The hospital’s main building, which houses the emergency department, inpatient ward, and surgical unit, was hit,” he said. “The strike damaged the emergency staircase.”
Full story: Lammy condemns Israeli strikes on Gaza hospital that killed five journalists
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Katie Hawkinson
Foreign Press Association calls for international action in wake of Nasser Hospital strike
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Katie Hawkinson
The Foreign Press Association issued a statement Monday condemning Israel’s strike on Nasser Hospital and demanding answers from Israeli officials.
“This has gone on far too long,” the statement said. “Too many journalists in Gaza have been killed by Israel without justification. Israel continues to block international journalists from independent access to Gaza.”
“This must be a watershed moment,” the statement continues. “We appeal to international leaders: do everything you can to protect our colleagues. We cannot do it ourselves.”
French President calls Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital 'intolerable'
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Katie Hawkinson
French President Emmanuel Macron has described Israel’s strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital as “intolerable” and called for Israel to “respect international law”.
“This morning, new Israeli strikes on a hospital in Gaza caused the deaths of numerous civilians and journalists,” he said. “This is intolerable: civilians and journalists must be protected under all circumstances.”
“The media must be able to carry out their mission freely and independently to cover the reality of the conflict,” he added. “Humanitarian aid must be allowed to enter. We call on Israel to respect international law.”
Palestinians fear a ‘new Nakba’ as Netanyahu plans siege
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Bryony Gooch
'Serious diplomatic push' over Gaza
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Katie Hawkinson
Now more comments from Trump and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Trump said there is a "very serious" diplomatic push on Gaza as the US and Israel continue to pressure Hamas to release hostages.
Speaking alongside Trump, Mr Rubio added: "It's never stopped. We've always looked to find a solution, or ultimately, as the president said, we want it to end.
"It has to end with no Hamas."
Trump wants 'conclusive ending' in Gaza
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Katie Hawkinson
The U.N. secretary-general, along with Britain, France and others, condemned the attack. When asked about the strike, Donald Trump initially said he was not aware of it before offering: "I'm not happy about it. I don't want to see it."
Trump later said he thought there might be a "conclusive ending" in Gaza in the coming weeks, without elaborating. It was not clear if he was referring to Israel's coming offensive or to long-running ceasefire talks.
Netanyahu calls strike a 'tragic mishap'
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Katie Hawkinson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office said Israel “deeply regretted” the strike, which he called a "tragic mishap".
He sought to claim that Israel valued the work of journalists and medical staff – adding that Israel's war was with Hamas.
Israel's military acknowledged striking the area of Nasser hospital and said the chief of the general staff had ordered an inquiry.
Watch: A tribute to Maryam Abu Daqa: Independent Arabia journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
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Bryony Gooch
Journalist says it is 'incomprehensible' international community isn't doing more to protect reporters
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Katie Hawkinson
Award-winning journalist Alex Crawford told the BBC’s PM programme that it is “incomprehensible” the international community isn’t doing more to protect journalists.
Her comments come in the wake of Israel’s strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, which killed 20 people, including five journalists.
Ms Crawford said:
"There's nothing being done to protest about our blockage and not enough being done to protect those journalists inside.
"The Israeli forces have presented no credible evidence that any of these journalists are anything other than journalists. They haven't presented documentation that we can verify or we can investigate, nothing. And yet this is going on and it's increasing.
"This is the biggest attack so far against a number of journalists in one go. And only two weeks ago, we saw another attack.
“This is, to me, incomprehensible that people are just standing by and watching journalists along with medical workers and hospitals be killed.”
Fellow journalist describes Maryam Abu Daqqa's commitment to her work
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Katie Hawkinson
Mohammed Abu Shahma, a journalist from Khan Yunis Governorate, told The Independent’s Chief International Correspondent Bel Trew that photojournalist Maryam Abu Daqqa was a “professional and neutral journalist” who stayed in Gaza to cover the war.
Maryam was one of five journalists killed Monday in an Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.
He told The Independent:
“She had the opportunity to travel to the Emirates to see her son, but she preferred to continue covering the war in the Gaza Strip. Maryam lost her mother about four months ago as she was sick with cancer. Maryam was busy with her mother and always sought to secure treatment for her mother, which, as you know, is unavailable here.
“She faced great difficulty in obtaining treatment for her mother. Although her father suffered from kidney disease, she donated her kidney to him. Her primary concern was his health, especially within the famine and the water shortage issues. Her father needed special care and nutrition in this regard.
“Maryam is a professional and neutral journalist who rushes to the scene, covers it, conveys and exposes the truth. Maryam was an active on social media, had extensive pages, she was influential due to her quick posting on news sites. Her photos were widely shared, and they spread globally. Since the beginning of the war, she moved from the north to the south and was displaced to the Rafah Governorate.”
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Netanyahu calls Nasser Hospital strike a 'tragic mishap'
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Katie Hawkinson
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office released a statement following the strike on Nasser Hospital.
“Israel deeply regrets the tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza. Israel values the work of journalists, medical staff, and all civilians,” the statement reads.
“The military authorities are conducting a thorough investigation,” the statement continues. “Our war is with Hamas terrorists. Our just goals are defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home.”
MSF shares photos taken by Maryam Abu Daqqa
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Katie Hawkinson
Médecins Sans Frontières released a set of photos taken by Maryam Abu Daqqa, a photojournalist for Independent Arabia who was killed in the strike on Nasser Hospital.
“We are heartbroken by her death,” the humanitarian organization wrote. “Below are photos she took while on assignments with us, documenting how healthcare staff are working tirelessly to care for people as Israel pursues genocide in Gaza.”
Colleagues honour journalist Ahmad Abu Aziz
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Katie Hawkinson
Journalist Ahmad Abu Aziz was among the five journalists killed in the Israeli strike on Gaza’s Nasser hospital.
His colleagues say he was an ambitious and kind reporter, the UK-based outlet Middle East Eye reports. The outlet’s Jerusalem bureau chief, Lubna Masarwa, described his stories as “exceptional” and “intimate.”
“He had ambition,” she told the outlet. “He was very stubborn. He kept going all the way.”
Sameer al-Bouji, an NBC journalist in Gaza, told the Middle East Eye that Abu Aziz was “so kind” and “never late for any story.”
“I cry from the bottom of my heart,” he said. “May god have mercy on his soul and the other journalists.”
UN Secretary-General condemns Nasser Hospital strike
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Katie Hawkinson
United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres “strongly condemns” Israel’s strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza, according to his spokesperson, Stéphane Dujarric.
The strike killed 20 people, including five journalists.
“These latest horrific killings highlight the extreme risks that medical personnel and journalists face as they carry out their vital work amid this brutal conflict,” the spokesperson said.
“The Secretary-General recalls that civilians, including medical personnel and journalists, must be respected and protected at all times,” he continued. “He calls for a prompt, and impartial investigation into these killings.”
Baby who ‘knew nothing but war’ dies of malnutrition as Gaza crisis deepens
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Bryony Gooch
Maryam Abu Daqqa's father speaks out after her death: 'She was beloved by everyone'
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Katie Hawkinson
Maryam Abu Daqqa’s father, Riyad, spoke to Indy Arabia about his daughter. She was one of five journalists killed Monday in an Israeli airstrike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital.
“I’m the father of the martyr Maryam Riyad Abu Daqqa,” he said. “May God have mercy on her soul. She was one of my most beloved sons and daughters. She gave me a kidney, and they transplanted it to me.”
“She was beloved by everyone, and all of Gaza loved her: land, air, and sea. She was beloved by everyone, and she loved the good of all people,” he continued. “She was active in her work. All of the good qualities are present in my daughter Maryam. May God have mercy on her soul. May God admit her to the highest paradise. This is a loss, not just for me, but for all of Gaza because she was so beloved.”
Spain condemns Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital
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Katie Hawkinson
The Spanish government has condemned the Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital.
“We reiterate that specially protected sites cannot be targeted,” Spain’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. “This is a flagrant and unacceptable violation of international humanitarian law, which must be investigated.”
“The pain caused by the death of civilians is compounded by that of media professionals, whose work is essential and must be given special protection,” the statement continues. “Spain reiterates its total commitment to the right of access to information, which is essential to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens.”
In pictures: Mourners carry the body of one of five journalists killed in Israeli strike
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Bryony Gooch
Germany calls for probe into Israeli airstrike on Gaza hospital
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Bryony Gooch
The German foreign ministry said on Monday it was shocked by the killing of several journalists, emergency responders and civilians in an Israeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in Gaza.
"The attack must be investigated," the ministry wrote in a post on X.
Tribute: Maryam Abu Daqqa spent months photographing the war in Gaza. It claimed her life – but her images will endure
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Bryony Gooch
Trump 'not happy' about Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
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Bryony Gooch
US president has said he is “not happy about” Israel’s strike on a hospital in Gaza, telling reporters he “did not know that.”
He said "I'm not happy about it. I don't want to see it. At the same time, we have to end that nightmare”, imploring for the safety of hostages.
“I'm the one that got the hostages out. I got them out, all of them.
“Steve Witkoff has been amazing. He's done a great job. But I'm the one that got them all out through my people and through me.”
He then cast doubt on the idea that there were many hostages left alive: “And now we're left with probably a little bit less than 20, because I think one or two are gone.
“And I said a long time ago, I'm going to get them out, but when we get down to that final 10 or 20, these people aren't going to release them, because they're dead after they release them. So it's a nasty situation, very nasty, horrible thing.”
Israel believes that only 20 of the 50 hostages are still alive after 22 months of war.
UNRWA Commissioner General condemns Israeli attack on journalists
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Bryony Gooch
UNRWA Commissioner General Philippe Lazzarini has spoken out after five journalists were killed in Gaza.
“Silencing the last remaining voices reporting about children dying silently amid #famine .
“The world’s indifference & inaction is shocking.”
Lazzarini quoted philosopher Hannah Arendt, who said: “The death of human empathy is one of the earliest and most telling signs of a culture about to fall into barbarism.”
The UNRWA boss continued: “This cannot be our future new norm. Compassion must prevail.
“Let us undo this manmade famine by:- opening the gates without restrictions - protecting journalists & humanitarian + health workers Time for political will. Not tomorrow, now.”
Journalism organisations condemn the deaths of journalists in Israeli strikes
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Bryony Gooch
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate condemned Israel for the strikes, saying it represented "an open war against free media, with the aim of terrorising journalists and preventing them from fulfilling their professional duty of exposing its crimes to the world".
The syndicate said more than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed by Israeli fire in Gaza since the war started on October 7, 2023.
The Committee to Protect Journalists, which put the number of journalists and media workers killed since the war began at 197 including 189 Palestinians in Gaza, called for "the international community to hold Israel accountable for its continued unlawful attacks on the press".
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Bryony Gooch
Maryam Abu Daqa's will for her son Ghaith
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Bryony Gooch
Maryam Abu Daqa, 33, left a will for her 11-year-old son Ghaith, in case she were to get killed, with a friend who shared her tent with her in Khan Younis, Independent Arabia can reveal.
The journalist, who worked for Independent Arabia since it was founded in 2019, said in the testament: “Ghaith, the heart and soul of your mother
“My son, pray for me but do not weep over me, so that I may rest in peace.
“Make me proud: grow into a smart and accomplished young man, and one day a successful businessman, strong enough to face life’s hardships, my beloved.
“Never forget me and remember that your mother did everything she could to make you happy, comfortable, and at ease.
“One day, when you grow older and marry, and when you have a daughter, name her Maryam after me.
“You are my love, my heart, my strength, my soul, and my son who lifts my head high with pride and fills my heart with joy, promise me, Ghaith, never to abandon your prayers — your prayers, always your prayers.
“Your mother, Maryam”.
British foreign minister condemns strike on Nasser hospital
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Bryony Gooch
British foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday that he was horrified after Israel struck Nasser hospital in south Gaza, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists.
"Horrified by Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital. Civilians, healthcare workers and journalists must be protected. We need an immediate ceasefire," Lammy said in a post on X.
The journalists killed in the strikes worked for Independent Arabia, Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and others.
Israel's military acknowledged striking the area of Nasser hospital and said the chief of the general staff had ordered an inquiry. It added that it "does not target journalists as such."
MSF denounce Nasser Hospital bombing and mourn Maryam Abu Daqa
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Bryony Gooch
“We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the only partially functioning public hospital in the south of Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in consecutive strikes, including healthcare workers, rescuers and journalists.
“Among them was Maryam Abu Daqa, a freelance photographer who frequently worked with MSF. We are heartbroken by her death. Mariam leaves behind a son who must now grow up without his mother. At least four other journalists were also killed today.
“Some MSF staff members were forced to shelter in the laboratory as Israel repeatedly struck the building amidst rescue efforts. We are outraged as the Israeli forces continue to attack healthcare workers and journalists with impunity.
“For the past 22 months, we have watched as healthcare facilities have been levelled, journalists silenced, and healthcare workers buried beneath the rubble by the Israeli forces. As Israel continues to shun international law, the only witnesses of their genocidal campaign are deliberately being targeted. It must stop now.”
WHO chief demands end to attacks on health care after Gaza hospital hit
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Bryony Gooch
The head of the World Health Organization called on Monday for attacks on health care to stop after Palestinian officials said at least 20 people had been killed in Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza.
"While people in #Gaza are being starved, their already limited access to health care is being further crippled by repeated attacks," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on X. "We cannot say it loudly enough: STOP attacks on health care. Ceasefire now!
He said 50 people had also been wounded in the strikes, including critically ill patients who had already been receiving care.
Watch: 'Death is better than displacement': Gaza City mothers say hunger blocks escape of looming Israeli offensive
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Bryony Gooch
Reuters pay tribute to Hussam al-Masri and Moaz Abu Taha
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Bryony Gooch
A Reuters spokesperson has issued a statement following the deaths of Hussam al-Masri and Moaz Abu Taha.
“We are devastated to learn that cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a contractor for Reuters, was killed this morning in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza.
“Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance journalist whose work had been occasionally published by Reuters, was also killed, and photographer Hatem Khaled, a Reuters contractor, was wounded.
“We send our deep condolences and thoughts to Hussam’s and Moaz’s families and loved ones and will support them as best we can. We have asked authorities in Gaza and Israel to help us get urgent medical assistance for Hatem.
“We are also seeking more information from Israeli authorities about these latest strikes.”
Watch: A tribute to Maryam Abu Daqqa: Independent Arabia journalist killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
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Bryony Gooch
Number of journalists killed rises to 245, says Gaza ministry
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Bryony Gooch
Gaza’s government office has said that the number of journalists killed has risen to 245 as a journalist Ahmad Abu Aziz, who worked for Quds Feed Network, has died following the bombing of the Nasser hospital in Khan Younis.
The government statement read: “The Government Media Office strongly condemns the systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation.
“We call on the International Federation of Journalists, the Arab Journalists Union, and all journalist bodies worldwide to condemn these systematic crimes against Palestinian journalists and media workers in the Gaza Strip.”
The statement said that it held Israel, the US, the UK, Germany and France “fully responsible for committing these heinous and brutal crimes.”
“We call on the international community, international organizations, and all bodies concerned with journalism and media work around the world to condemn the occupation’s crimes, to deter and prosecute it in international courts for its ongoing violations, and to bring its leaders to justice.
“We further urge them to exert serious and effective pressure to stop the genocide, protect journalists and media workers in the Gaza Strip, and end the systematic killing and assassination targeting them.”
In pictures: three of the journalists killed in Nasser Hospital strike
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Bryony Gooch
'Rare honesty and bravery': Independent Arabia pays tribute to Maryam Abu Daqqa
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Albert Toth
“With profound sorrow, Independent Arabia mourns its courageous correspondent and photojournalist, Maryam Abu Daqqa, who was killed today, Monday, August 25, 2025, in an Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Gaza.
“Since joining Independent Arabia at its inception, Maryam embodied dedication and professional integrity. She carried her camera to the forefront of events, bearing witness to the suffering of civilians and amplifying the voices of victims with rare honesty and bravery. In her brief yet remarkable career, she personified the spirit of free journalism, unwavering in its mission to report the truth despite all risks and challenges.
“As we bid farewell to our colleague and daughter, Maryam Abu Daqqa, we condemn this Israeli crime, which we consider a flagrant violation of international laws that guarantee the protection of journalists. We extend our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones, and we reaffirm our commitment to the mission for which she gave her life: upholding the truth and spreading knowledge.”
Independent Arabia
Israel accused of 'silencing' critics after more journalists killed
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Albert Toth
Maryam Abu Daqa, whose 13-year-old son who was evacuated from Gaza earlier in the war, frequently based herself at Nasser, most recently reporting on the hospital's doctors struggling to save children from starvation.
As a freelance photojournalist, she had worked with the Associated Press and Independent Arabia.
She is amongst five other journalists killed in Monday’s attack on Nasser hospital.
Thibaut Bruttin, the director general of Reporters Without Borders, said press freedom advocates had never seen such a severe step backward for reporters' safety.
He noted that journalists have been killed both in indiscriminate strikes and in targeted attacks that Israel's military has acknowledged carrying out.
"They are doing everything they can to silence independent voices that are trying to report on Gaza," Bruttin said.
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, at least 192 Palestinian journalists have been killed since 7 October 2023.
Aside from rare guided tours, Israel has barred international media from covering the conflict. News organisations instead rely largely on Palestinian journalists in Gaza — as well as residents — to show the world what is happening there.
Israel often questions the affiliations and biases of Palestinian journalists but doesn't permit others in.
Many of the journalists working in Gaza are facing the same struggles to find food, for themselves and their families, as the people they are covering.
In one of Ms Daqa’s last social media posts on Sunday, she published a selfie of herself.
Additional reporting from AP
Israeli Defence Forces releases statement on Nasser hospital strike
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Albert Toth
Here is the full statement released by the Israeli military on the strike on Nasser hospital which killed at least 20:
“Earlier today (Monday), IDF troops carried out a strike in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
“The Chief of the General Staff instructed to conduct an initial inquiry as soon as possible. The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and does not target journalists as such.
“The IDF acts to mitigate harm to uninvolved individuals as much as possible while maintaining the safety of IDF troops.”
Gaza death toll rises in hospital strike and aid route shooting
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Albert Toth
Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, has withstood raids and bombardment during 22 months of war, with officials citing critical shortages of supplies and staff.
The strike came four days after Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military's Arabic spokesperson, urged health officials to evacuate patients from northern Gaza to facilities in the south ahead of Israel's offensive in Gaza City.
In addition to those killed at Nasser Hospital, hospital officials in northern Gaza also reported deaths from strikes and gunfire along the route to aid sites.
Three Palestinians, including a child, were killed in a strike on a neighborhood in Gaza City, where Israel is preparing for a broader ground invasion in the coming days, Shifa Hospital said.
Al-Awda Hospital reported six aid-seekers trying to reach a distribution point in central Gaza were killed by Israeli gunfire in an incident that also wounded 15. Israel's military did not immediately respond to a question about the aid seekers.
The health ministry said Sunday that at least 62,686 Palestinians have been killed in the war.
Additional reporting from AP
'Scenes of chaos': Doctor describes attack on hospital
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Albert Toth
The first strike at around 10.10am hit the hospital's fourth floor, where surgical operating rooms and doctor's residences are located, killing at least two people, said Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the Health Ministry's records department.
The strike on the stairwell killed 17 others, including medical teams, rescuers, journalists and others rushing upstairs, al-Waheidi told the AP.
Journalists often used the staircase, which ran up the outside of the building, as a location for live TV spots and to pick up signal for the internet.
A British doctor who was working on the floor that was hit said the second strike hit before people could start evacuating from the first.
“Just absolute scenes of chaos, disbelief, and fear,” the doctor said. They described people wounded from the strikes entering the ward, bloody. The strikes hit as the ward was already overwhelmed, with patients lying in corridors in stifling heat.
“It leaves me in another state of shock that hospitals can be a target,” the doctor said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations from their organisation to avoid reprisals from Israeli authorities.
“You go to work as a healthcare professional and you should be protected in the place you work. But you are not. I really fear for my colleagues and patients who are left behind at Nasser today.”
Additional reporting from AP
Number of Palestinian journalists killed since 7 October rises to 192
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Albert Toth
Five journalists were amongst the 20 people killed by Israeli strikes on al-Nasser hospital in southern Gaza, health officials have said.
Hussam al-Masri (Reuters), Maryam Abu Daqa (Associated Press), Mohammed Salam (Al Jazeera), Ahmed Abu Azi and Moaz Abu Taha (NBC) were all killed in the strikes.
Another journalist who also works for Reuters, Haten Khaled, was wounded in the attack.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) says at least 192 Palestinian journalists have now been killed since 7 October 2023, exceeding the number who died globally in the three years prior.
In August, the CPJ called the killing of journalists in Gaza “a deliberate and systematic attempt to cover up Israel’s actions.”
An Israeli military spokesperson said a preliminary investigation into the strike has been ordered and that Israel “expressed regret for injury to uninvolved personnel.”
The nation does not target journalists, they added.
Turkey's presidential office calls Israel's latest strike 'another war crime'
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Bryony Gooch
Israel’s latest strike on Gaza has been described as an attack on press freedom and “another war crime” by Turkey’s presidential communications office.
American ambassador to France accused of violating international law after comments on France's response to Israel-Gaza conflict
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Bryony Gooch
America's new ambassador to Paris was today accused of violating international law by criticising the French government for failing to combat anti-Semitism.
Charles Kushner, 71, was summoned to France’s foreign ministry on Monday where the former prison inmate, father-in-law to Donald Trump’s daughter Ivanka, of making inflammatory comments linked to Israel's ongoing war in Gaza.
Summoning an Ambassador is a tool used to express intense disapproval of the conduct of a visiting diplomat.
In an open letter published at the weekend, Mr Kushner asked French President Emmanuel Macron to tone down his criticism of Israel, and to do more to combat anti-Semitism domestically.
Mr Kushner wrote: “In France, not a day passes without Jews assaulted in the street, synagogues or schools defaced, or Jewish-owned businesses vandalizes.”
In turn, a statement from the French government stated that Mr Kushner's allegations “fall short of the quality of the transatlantic relationship between France and the United States and the trust that must prevail between allies.”
It said that ambassadors were not, according to the 1961 Vienna Convention, permitted to interfere in a country's internal affairs, which means Mr Kushner was violating international law.
In pictures: Military vehicles stand on the Israeli side of the border with Gaza
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