Airstrike hits Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, multiple casualties reported

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

Five people were killed and 20 others wounded overnight in an Israeli airstrike on a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, according to a Gaza Civil Defense spokesperson who spoke to Reuters. Mahmoud Basal, the Civil Defense spokesperson in the Strip, told Reuters that the strike hit the hospital's surgical department, causing extensive damage. Medical sources identified the killed surgeon as Razik Abushira. The article also notes previous reports of casualties in strikes in Gaza City.

Airstrike hits Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, multiple casualties reported