Israeli Strikes That Killed 22 at Gaza Hospital Face New Doubt as Soldier Denies Hamas Link
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Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25
Israeli Strikes That Killed 22 at Gaza Hospital Face New Doubt as Soldier Denies Hamas Link
3 articles · Updated · The Associated Press · Aug 25
Summary
One year after Israeli strikes killed 22 Palestinians at Nasser Hospital, including Reuters cameraman Hussam al-Masri and AP contributor Mariam Dagga, no one has been held accountable and the army has given no timeline for its review.
An Israeli soldier familiar with the military response said troops found no evidence that al-Masri’s camera was linked to Hamas and that none of the six people later described by Israel as Hamas-linked were the intended targets.
The account undercuts Israel’s stated rationale for the Aug. 25, 2025 attack, in which a first strike killed al-Masri and a second killed 20 journalists and rescuers rushing to help — footage and witnesses indicated none were armed.
AP said it had repeatedly told the army its journalists were working at the hospital, while AP and Reuters on Tuesday renewed calls for a full explanation and for Israel to allow foreign journalists into Gaza.
The case adds to wider scrutiny of Israeli accountability in Gaza, where CPJ says 207 Palestinian journalists have been killed since the war began and rights groups say investigations rarely lead to prosecutions.
As the death toll of local reporters climbs, is the continued ban on foreign press in Gaza a deliberate tactic to silence the truth?
With internal leaks debunking the military's official narrative, will international courts step in to prosecute the deadly double-tap strikes on Nasser Hospital?
When forensic evidence points to war crimes against unarmed journalists, what happens when the accused military is left to investigate itself indefinitely?