US EditionWhen Asked About Israel's Double-Tap Strike on Gaza Hospital, State Department Refers Reporter to Israel - News From Antiwar.com
The Israeli military claimed the airstrikes targeted Hamas assets at Nasser Hospital, but at least 21 people, including five journalists, were killed in the attacks, escalating tensions in Gaza.
- The Israeli military carried out twin strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza Strip, with the second blast hitting as medics, patients, and five journalists were present.
- An investigation earlier this month found that +972 Magazine and Local Call exposed a 'Legitimization Cell' created after October 7, 2023, to justify strikes and discredit journalists by using dual messaging in English and Hebrew.
- Independent video captured rescuers and reporters being struck after the first explosion, killing journalists including Hussam al-Masri, Mohammad Salama, Mariam Abu Daqqa, and Moaz Abu Taha; this is among the deadliest Israeli attacks on international media since the Gaza war began.
- European and UN officials immediately condemned the strikes; European Commission spokesman Anouar El Anouni called them "completely unacceptable," the United Nations human rights office and former US Ambassador-at-Large for War Crimes Stephen Rapp demanded accountability, and the Israeli military said it would investigate while Israel's UN ambassador Danny Danon promised more details.
- The attack underscores a pattern of degrading Gaza's medical infrastructure and hospitals amid systematic hospital hits, with investigators saying narrative efforts help secure United States military aid used in the strikes.
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CPJ demands a complete investigation into Israel’s killing of 5 journalists at Nasser Hospital - Committee to Protect Journalists
New York, August 28, 2025—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls for an independent investigation into Monday’s killing of five journalists by multiple Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza. A preliminary Israeli military report said “it appears” that a Hamas camera was the target of the attack and named six “terrorists who were eliminated during the strike” — none of whom were the five journalists killed. “Israel’s initial…
Israel has been at the center of harsh international criticism following a series of attacks launched this week against the main hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip, which...
More than 20 dead, including five journalists, in the strikes - Netanyahu acknowledged the attack, calling it a "tragic mistake"
Israel's bloody shelling of the Nasser Hospital in Gaza has been described as a double attack. Now, a CNN investigation shows that the hospital was actually hit by three projectiles.
Illegal, this method aims to prevent rescue or press from arriving, or even touching them directly, as on Monday 25 August at Nasser Hospital.
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