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Netanyahu: Double-tap strike on Gaza hospital that killed 20 is ‘tragic mishap’
The Israel Defense Forces conducted a double airstrike on Nasser Hospital, killing 20 including five journalists, prompting international calls for independent investigations and humanitarian aid access.
- On August 25, 2025, Israeli airstrikes targeted a hospital located in the city of Khan Younis within the Gaza Strip, resulting in the deaths of at least 20 people, among them five journalists and medical personnel.
- The strikes occurred in two waves, with military officials claiming Hamas used the hospital for military purposes, complicating targeting efforts.
- Journalists working for Reuters, Al Jazeera, and the Associated Press were among those killed, with some losing their lives in a second strike that targeted first responders and media personnel arriving to assist.
- Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu called the incident a 'tragic mishap' expressing regret, and the IDF initiated an internal investigation into the strike while denying intentional targeting of journalists.
- The killings sparked international condemnation and calls for impartial inquiry, highlighting ongoing risks for journalists in Gaza amid Israel's campaign against Hamas.
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There has been widespread international outrage at Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, northern Gaza, on August 25. The attack took the form of a “double tap” strike. The first attack killed at least one person, then – as medics, journalists and other responders rushed to the scene – a second attack on the same location killed another 20 people. This included five journalists and several medical staff treating people injured in th…
Germany demands ‘comprehensive investigation’ into Israel's deadly hospital bombing in Gaza
‘The circumstances of this incident raise very serious questions that need to be clarified. This case is one in a whole series of incidents that must be clarified, but that have not been adequately investigated,’ Foreign Ministry says - Anadolu Ajansı
The two Israeli attacks on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Junis in the south of the Gaza Strip are a sad climax.
"Impressive reports of Israeli air strikes on a hospital in Gaza, which claimed 20 lives, including journalists and medical personnel. Civilians must never be targeted. It is necessary to make every effort to investigate how this tragedy could have occurred," says the social network publication X.
Palestinian Today's photographer survived the attack in Gaza, where more than 20 people and five journalists lost their lives: "I can't close my eyes, I see everything. I had pieces of their body on mine. I'll go back to work, we won't stop."
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