Twenty dead, including four journalists. This is the death toll from this morning's double attack by the Israeli army (IDF) on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis . As reported by Al Jazeera, dozens of people were injured in addition to the dead .
Among the victims were a contract cameraman for the Reuters news agency and a journalist for the American broadcaster NBC.
A doctor at Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Saber al-Asmar, said that patients were "fleeing" the facility "out of fear" of another Israeli attack . "We were like everyone else in the hospital, simply doing our job with a severe shortage of equipment, instruments, and medications. And while everyone was doing their job, this massive attack came," al-Asmar said, adding that the raid occurred while students, doctors, and journalists were in the hospital. "The operating room, especially in the morning, is full of medical students, patients, doctors, and nurses... they were attending lectures, while journalists were preparing to report on what is happening in Gaza's hospitals," he emphasized.
The Israeli military has announced an investigation into the incident. Today, "IDF troops carried out an attack in the area of Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis. The Chief of Staff has ordered a preliminary investigation to be conducted as soon as possible," a statement on Telegram read. "The IDF regrets any harm caused to uninvolved individuals and does not target journalists as such. The IDF acts to minimize harm to uninvolved individuals while ensuring the safety of its troops."
(Unioneonline)
