Thursday, November 12, 2026 - An Israeli airstrike targeting Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least a dozen others early Thursday, according to Gaza's Health Ministry.
The Israeli military confirmed carrying out the operation,
asserting that it targeted a senior Hamas operative alongside other militants
who were allegedly using the medical facility as a command center for military
activities.
However, the military did not release evidence to
substantiate the claim. Israel has consistently accused Hamas and allied
factions of operating out of civilian hospitals for cover. Gaza health
officials reported that the strike impacted the facility's surgery department,
killing a doctor among the six fatalities.
Reporters at the scene observed significant structural
destruction across sections of the building's second floor. Located in the
southern city of Khan Younis, Nasser Hospital remains one of the few functional
medical centers in the enclave, where the broader healthcare system has been
largely devastated by years of conflict.
The complex has been subjected to previous military raids
and strikes, including an incident in 2025 that killed five local journalists.
The broader conflict, which erupted following the Hamas-led
assault on southern Israel on October 7, 2023, which killed approximately 1,200
people and resulted in 251 hostages being taken has left more than 74,600
people dead in Gaza, according to health ministry figures.
Although a U.S. brokered ceasefire took effect in
October 2025, periodic military strikes and gunfire have persisted across the
territory, where Israeli forces maintain control over at least 60% of the
enclave. Since the truce began, health authorities report that 1,622 people
have been killed in Gaza, while five Israeli soldiers have died during the same
period.
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