At least 15 people were killed in an IDF-attributed strike on Nassar Hospital in Khan Younis, Gazan media reported on Monday.

According to reports, several “journalists” and photographers were killed in the attack, including Al-Jazeera channel photographer Mohammad Salama, journalist Muaz Abu Taha, journalist Mariam Abu Dagga, who worked with the Associated Press, and Palestine TV photographer Hussam Al-Masri, who also worked for Reuters.

It should be noted that Al Jazeera photographer Mohammad Salama enthusiastically filmed the horrifying Hamas ceremony in which the Bibas family’s bodies were returned to Israel.

 Ynet reported that security officials said, “The IDF identified a threat to IDF forces from the hospital, so it was bombed, but the circumstances are still being investigated.”

The IDF later responded to the reports, stating, “Earlier today, IDF troops carried out a strike in the Nasser Hospital area in Khan Younis. The IDF Chief of Staff ordered the launch of an initial inquiry as soon as possible. The IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and does not target journalists as such. The IDF acts to mitigate harm to uninvolved individuals as much as possible while maintaining the safety of IDF troops.”

According to Hamas’s “Health Ministry,” the IDF bombed the same spot on the fourth floor of the hospital twice. 

Media reports said that a suicide drone exploded on the external stairs on the top floor of the Yassin building, where the hospital’s emergency room is located, and a second attack took place after a rescue team arrived at the site.

(YWN Israel Desk—Jerusalem)