IDF says it targeted Hamas commander at Nasser Hospital
The IDF released evidence that Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was used as a Hamas command center. A senior commander, Muhammad Abu Ismail, was killed in an airstrike after warnings. The IDF stated he was involved in holding hostages.
The IDF released footage and information on Hamas's use of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis as a military command center. According to the IDF, Muhammad Abu Ismail, a senior commander in the Khan Younis Brigade who was eliminated in the strike at the hospital, was involved in holding many hostages, including Nimrod Cohen, Matan Zangauker, Idan Alexander, Avera Mengistu, Colonel Asaf Hamami (deceased), Staff Sergeant Oz Daniel, and Captain Omer Neutra (deceased). The second floor of the hospital served as a military command post, and access to it was forbidden to civilians. Alongside Abu Ismail, additional terrorists were eliminated in the compound. The IDF stated that the strike was carried out in a targeted manner against the room from which the terrorists operated, and that precautionary measures were taken to minimize harm to non-involved individuals, and repeated warnings were given to cease military activity in the hospital.