Israeli airstrike kills six at Gaza Nasser Hospital

Casualties Confirmed by Health Officials

Palestinian health authorities confirmed that six individuals died during the attack. The victims included a senior surgeon who was treating patients inside the facility. Local media reports state that at least one child and a disabled patient were among the dead. Twenty other people suffered injuries from the blast while receiving care or working in the building.

Damage to Surgical Departments

The strike specifically hit the surgery department of the partially functioning complex. Extensive damage destroyed parts of several floors within the five-storey structure. Services were immediately suspended in radiology, laboratories, and inpatient surgical wards. Debris covered beds while twisted medical instruments lay next to rubble from the force of the bomb.

IDF Claims and Hospital Response

The Israel Defense Forces stated they targeted a senior Hamas commander using the site as a command centre. The military provided no evidence to support this allegation regarding militant presence inside the hospital. The hospital director condemned the action as a flagrant violation of international law and conventions. Medical staff described thick smoke filling rooms and fires breaking out amid the screams of wounded people.