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An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed at least six people and wounded 20, including a surgeon. AnewZ reported the incident, citing Gaza’s civil defense service.
The strike hit the hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday, November 12, damaging its surgery department, Gaza civil defense spokesperson Mahmoud Basal told Reuters. Medical staff identified the surgeon killed as Rezik Abushira.
The Israeli military said it had targeted a senior Hamas member it claimed was operating inside the hospital, along with other members of the group’s armed wing. The military accused Hamas of using the hospital complex as a military command center, storing weapons there and maintaining command rooms and observation posts. Reuters said it could not independently verify the claims.
Footage from inside Nasser Hospital showed extensive damage, debris scattered through rooms and damaged furniture. Wires hung from broken ceilings as medical staff and others tried to move wounded people through debris-filled corridors.
The footage showed several people carrying wounded patients on stretchers, while others helped them leave the damaged building. Bodies were also removed from the site as firefighters worked outside.
A Hamas spokesperson condemned the attack, calling it a “full-scale war crime.”
The strike came as Israel resumed attacks in Gaza. Israel says Hamas is seeking to regroup and replenish its weapons stockpile. Hamas says it remains committed to the ceasefire agreed a year ago and accuses Israel of violating the agreement.
Gaza health officials say at least 1,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since a ceasefire was agreed on October 10, 2025. Israel says four of its soldiers have been killed during the same period.
According to Gaza health authorities, more than 74,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel began its military operation in October 2023. Israel launched the operation after Hamas-led groups attacked southern Israel on October 7, 2023. Israeli figures put the death toll from that attack at about 1,200.
