The Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza is killed 15, including 4 journalists, says health officials star-news.press/wp

Deir Al -Bala, Gaza Strip – Health officials said that an Israeli air strike hit the fourth floor of the main hospital in southern Gaza on Monday, killing at least eight people, including four journalists. An official with the civil defense rescue agency in Hamas runs Gaza He later said that at least 15 people were killed in the strike in total.

Civil defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal told reporters at the scene that “the death toll is 15, including four journalists and a member of the Civil Defense,” according to AFP.

The Ministry of Health said that the victims were killed in a double blow in the hospital, as it hit one of the missiles first, then other moments after the arrival of the rescue sets.

Khan Yunis Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, made raids and bombing for 22 months of war, as officials pointed out a decisive shortage of supplies and employees.

When asked about the strike, the Israel Defense Forces issued a statement saying that it had carried out an attack and adding that “he would conduct a preliminary investigation as soon as possible,” adding that it sought “any harm to non -streeted individuals and does not target journalists in this way.”

A hospital official told CBS News that four journalists were killed in a double Monday morning at Nasser Hospital. The four official named Hossam Al -Masry, who worked at Reuters News Agency, identified Mohamed Salama, who worked on the island, and independent journalists Maryam Abu Daka and parallel Abu Taha.

John Gambril, director of Associated Press news agency in the Middle East, said in A. Social media yet Abu Daka was “independent of AP since the Gaza war began.”

Reuters confirmed that Al -Masry worked for the International News Agency. She said the photographer Hatem Khaled, who also worked as a proxy contractor, was injured.

A hospital official said that at least one of the other journalists was injured, as the man determined that he was Hemim Omar, who is also working to wear Reuters.

Israel has been increasingly pressure on the number of journalists who were killed in its military operations in Gaza – including the targeted strikes against individuals who Israeli officials claim that Hamas agents.

Israeli strikes and raids on hospitals are not uncommon. Multiple hospitals or raids were hit through the Gaza Strip, as Israel claimed that its attacks targeted the militants working inside the medical facilities, without providing evidence.

in A statement issued on MondayThe Foreign Press Association, which represents journalists working in Israel and the Palestinian territories, said it is “angry and shock” due to the latest killings of media workers.

The organization said: “This is among the bloody Israeli attacks on journalists who have been working in the international media since the start of the Gaza war,” which confirms the identities of the four people who were killed. “These strikes hit the external stairs of the hospital as journalists were often focused with their cameras. The strikes were without warning.”

The organization called for an immediate interpretation of the Israeli Defense Army and the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to strike, adding: “This has continued for a long time. Ourselves.”

The International Committee for the Protection of Journalists also condemned the Israeli strike. in statementThe group called on the international community to “hold Israel accountable for its ongoing illegal attacks on the press.”

“Israel continues to be killed in killing for journalists in #gaza while watching the world and fails to act firmly on the most terrifying attacks that the press faced in modern history,” said CPJ. “This killing must end now. The perpetrators should not be allowed to act without punishment.”

On August 11, the Israeli army targeted and killed five journalists in Gaza, including the correspondent, Anas Sharif. The Israeli Defense Forces said that it had intelligence and documents from Gaza to prove that the Sharif was the head of a terrorist cell Hamas, and his Israeli participation. Unlike photo From Sharif with Yahya Sinwar, the leader of Hamas Supreme in Gaza, who was Killed last October.

CBS News cannot check the authenticity of the photos. It was Al -Jazeera and Al -Sharif It was previously rejected The Associated Press reported that Israel’s demands are baseless. Just three weeks ago, Al -Sharif appealed to the Committee to protect journalists because of the concerns that it may be assassinated.

A strike at Nasser Hospital killed three people and wounded 10, according to the Ministry of Health. At that time, the Israeli army said it had targeted Hamas militants who work from a command and control center inside the hospital.

The Hamas -running Ministry of Health said on Sunday that at least 62,686 Palestinians have been killed since Israel launched its war in Gaza in response to a terrorist attack led by Hamas on October 7, 2023, which killed about 1,200 Israelis and witnessed 251 others in the hostages.

The ministry does not distinguish in its personalities between fighters and civilians, but it says that about half of the dead were women and children. The United Nations experts and independent experts consider it the most reliable information available to the war victims, as it is difficult to verify these numbers independently because Israel does not allow foreign journalists to enter Gaza.

Israel exceeds its numbers, but it did not provide it.