Gaza surgeon films aftermath of Israeli strike

An Israeli military strike targeted Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, resulting in significant damage and casualties. According to the Gaza civil defence agency, the attack hit the hospital’s surgery department, killing at least six people and wounding at least twenty others. A senior Hamas figure inside the region confirmed the strike, while Palestinian officials specified that one of the fatalities was a surgeon. The incident has occurred during a period described as an increasingly fragile ceasefire.

Israel justified the operation by claiming that Hamas was utilizing the hospital as a military command center. In contrast, Palestinian sources emphasized the humanitarian impact, noting the extensive destruction caused to the medical facility. The event was documented by a British volunteer surgeon, who filmed the immediate aftermath of the blast. While the sources agree on the location and the general severity of the damage, they present differing perspectives on the justification for the attack, with Israel citing military necessity and Palestinian officials highlighting the loss of life and infrastructure. The specific number of casualties reported is consistent across the available reports, with at least six deaths and twenty injuries confirmed by local civil defence.

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