IDF strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis kills at least 5, sources differ on exact toll

An Israeli airstrike hit a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, killing multiple people and wounding over 20, according to Palestinian reports. The IDF said the incident is under review.

At least six Palestinians were martyred and more than 20 others were injured at dawn on Thursday as a result of an Israeli bombardment targeting one of the buildings of the Nasser Medical Complex west of Khan Younis city, southern Gaza Strip. Mahmoud Basal, the spokesman for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip, stated that Civil Defense teams in Khan Younis Governorate recovered the bodies of six martyrs and evacuated more than 20 wounded from the site of the bombing, which targeted one of the buildings of the medical complex. Medical sources explained that the bombing hit the second floor of the building, resulting in the martyrdom of a number of those inside, including a doctor and a person with a disability, and the injury of patients, medical staff, and companions. The bombing also caused significant material damage and destruction in the surgery and intensive care departments for men and women, according to the director of the complex. Eyewitnesses indicated that at least one missile hit the second floor of the hospital. This is the seventh targeting of the Nasser Medical Complex in the context of repeated Israeli attacks on hospitals and health facilities in the Gaza Strip. This comes as Israeli army forces continue to violate the ceasefire agreement for the 399th consecutive day, amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions in the Strip and worsening suffering of the displaced with the onset of winter.