Israeli Airstrike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza Kills Six, Health Officials Say; Military Cites Hamas Target
Photo: The GuardianAn Israeli airstrike early Thursday hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killing six people, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The dead included a surgeon, Dr. Rizk Abu Shaaira, and, according to the hospital director, a disabled man. The Guardian cited the hospital director as saying 28 people were wounded, CBS reported at least a dozen, and Antiwar.com reported at least 20. The Israeli military said it struck a senior Hamas figure and other militants operating inside the hospital, which it said Hamas used as a command center. It gave no evidence, and the articles say Israel has long accused Hamas of using hospitals as cover.
The strike hit the surgery department. Hospital director Dr. Ahmed al-Fara said radiology, laboratories, surgical operations and inpatient surgical wards stopped working. Dr. Ayman Abu Ubaid, a wounded surgical specialist, said it came around 12:30 a.m. without warning. Nasser is one of the few functioning medical facilities in Gaza. The war began on Oct. 7, 2023, when Hamas-led militants attacked Israel, killing about 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Israel's offensive has since killed more than 74,600 people, according to CBS.
Left-leaning outlets CBS News and The Guardian lead with the casualty count and attribute figures to the Health Ministry and the hospital director. Both note that Israel offered no evidence for its claim. CBS adds the 2025 strike that killed five journalists at the complex and the war's background. The Guardian features damage descriptions and testimony from al-Fara and Abu Ubaid. The right-leaning source, Newsmax, ran only a short Associated Press line saying the Health Ministry reported six killed, with no Israeli statement, victim details or context in the excerpt. Both sides attribute the toll to Gaza's Health Ministry. Alternative outlets differ: Antiwar.com calls the strike a war crime and quotes Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, while The Hollywood Reporter focuses on the documentary "American Doctor" and its distributor's condemnation.
How the sides differ Left sources detail the damage and Israel's unproven Hamas-target claim; alternative sources center the slain surgeon and call it a war crime; right source gives only a brief wire line.
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- The GuardianIsraeli airstrike on Nasser hospital in Gaza kills surgeon and five others
- NPRAn Israeli strike on a Gaza hospital kills 6 people, including a doctor and a child
CBS News and The Guardian lead with the six deaths and hospital damage, citing the Health Ministry, the hospital director and a wounded surgeon, while noting Israel's claim of a Hamas target came without evidence.
- The Hollywood Reporter‘American Doctor’ Doc Distributor Condemns Gaza Hospital Bombing Death of Dr. Rizk Abu Shaaira
- Al JazeeraAl Jazeera reports from Gaza hospital attacked by Israel
Antiwar.com calls the strike a war crime and quotes Dr. Feroze Sidhwa; The Hollywood Reporter centers on the slain surgeon's role in the film "American Doctor" and the distributor's condemnation.
Newsmax carries a one-sentence Associated Press report that Gaza's Health Ministry says an Israeli strike on a hospital killed six people, with no further detail in the excerpt.