Israeli Strike Kills 6 at Gaza Hospital, Knocking Out Surgery Ward for 2 Million
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Updated · Reuters · Nov 12
Israeli Strike Kills 6 at Gaza Hospital, Knocking Out Surgery Ward for 2 Million
3 articles · Updated · Reuters · Nov 12
Summary
Six Palestinians were killed and 20 wounded when two Israeli missiles hit a five-storey building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, knocking its surgery department out of service.
Israel said it targeted Muhammad Abu Ismail, whom it identified as Hamas' Khan Younis Brigade commander, and accused militants of using the hospital complex to plan attacks; Hamas denied that claim.
Among the dead were surgeon Rezik Abushira and a 13-year-old boy, while medics said the damaged wards serve about half of Gaza's 2 million people.
Nasser Hospital has been struck at least seven times during the war, and rights groups have said Israel often has not shown enough evidence to justify attacks on protected medical sites.
The strike added to pressure on the October 2025 ceasefire, under which more than 1,600 Palestinians and five Israeli soldiers have been killed despite the halt in major fighting.