Israeli Strike Hits Gaza's Nasser Hospital, Killing Journalists as IDF Orders Inquiry
The double-tap strike on Nasser Hospital killed five journalists and 15 others, highlighting repeated targeting of medical and media personnel in Gaza, with over 240 journalists killed since October 2023.
- On Monday, strikes at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza killed at least 20 people, including five journalists, prompting an Israel Defence Forces inquiry.
- The tally of journalists killed now stands at 244 since Oct. 7, 2023, with witnesses describing double-tap strikes targeting rescue workers and journalists in Gaza.
- Multiple news organisations said killed journalists included Hussam al-Masri, Reuters contractor; Mohammed Salama, Al Jazeera photojournalist; Mariam Abu Daqa; and Moaz Abu Taha, with Reuters mourning their contributors.
- The United Nations demanded investigations and accountability after the hospital strike, with Kheetan saying, `The Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings`.
- Amid a devastated enclave, Gaza Health Ministry reports 62,744 deaths and 158,259 injuries, while Nasser Hospital remains the only functioning medical centre in southern Gaza amid ICC and ICJ legal actions.
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Gaza journalist believed she would be killed ‘today or tomorrow’
At least 20 people, including five journalists working for the international media, were killed in an Israeli double strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in southern Gaza. Mariam Dagga, Mohammad Salama, Ahmed Abu Aziz, Moaz Abu Taha, and Husam al-Masri all worked for international media agencies within the Strip. The latest deaths brings the number of journalists killed in Gaza since the start of the war there in October 2023 to nearly 200. …
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Prime Minister Netanyahu convenes a meeting of the Security Cabinet. According to the Ministry of Health of Gaza, controlled by Hamas, at least 75 people have been killed in Israeli raids since dawn. (ANSA)
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defined the attack as "an accident".
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Gaza: How Israel’s ‘double-tap’ strikes kill journalists and first responders
A clearer picture has now emerged about Israel's deadly attack on one of Gaza's main hospitals Monday. The Israeli military bombed Nasser hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis a first time... and then a second time, just as journalists and rescue workers had rushed to the scene. In total 20 people were killed - including five journalists - and scores of others were injured. Analysis by FRANCE 24 international affairs editor Kethevane Gorj…
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