Hospital in southern Gaza hit by Israeli airstrike
An Israeli airstrike on a building at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis has killed at least six people, including a surgeon, and injured 27 people, a spokesperson for Gaza’s civil defence service said.
The surgery department of Nasser Medical Complex was hit in the attack and is reported to be extensively damaged. Other hospital floors were also reportedly affected, including the surgical theatres, recovery unit and intensive care unit.
In a statement, the Israeli military accused Hamas of using the hospital complex as a command centre for military operations, including storing weapons, operating command-and-control rooms and using hospital facilities as observation posts and shelters for fighters.
“I don’t know what happened. All of a sudden the world turned upside down. It went dark all at once. Honestly, it was very terrifying,” said Ayman Abu Obeid, a surviving doctor who was on his shift when the hospital was struck.
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