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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.
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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