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Deir al-Balah, Gaza Strip — An Israeli airstrike deed the 4th level of confederate Gaza's main infirmary Monday, sidesplitting astatine slightest 8 radical including respective journalists, infirmary officials told CBS News. An Official with the civilian defence rescue bureau successful Hamas-run Gaza said aboriginal that astatine slightest 15 radical were killed successful the onslaught successful total.
Civil defence spokesperson Mahmud Bassal told journalists astatine the country that "the decease toll is 15, including 4 journalists and 1 civilian defence member," according to the French quality bureau AFP.
The victims were killed successful a double-tap onslaught connected the hospital, with 1 rocket hitting first, past different moments aboriginal arsenic rescue crews arrived, the wellness ministry said.
Khan Younis' Nasser Hospital, the largest successful confederate Gaza, has withstood raids and bombardment passim 22 months of war, with officials citing captious shortages of supplies and staff.
Injured Palestinians are carried retired of the Nasser Hospital by section residents and rescuers pursuing an Israeli onslaught connected the installation successful Khan Younis, successful confederate Gaza, Aug. 25, 2025.
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Israel's subject did not instantly respond to questions astir the onslaught oregon the reports that journalists were among the victims. Israel has travel nether mounting unit implicit the fig of journalists being killed successful its subject operations successful Gaza — including successful targeted strikes against individuals whom Israeli officials assertion were Hamas operatives.
A infirmary authoritative told CBS News that 4 journalists were killed successful the Monday greeting double-tap onslaught astatine Nasser Hospital. The authoritative identified the 4 arsenic Husam Al Masri, who worked for the Reuters quality agency, Mohammad Salameh, who worked for Al Jazeera, and freelance journalists Maryam Abu Daqa and Mouth Abu Taha.
The Associated Press' quality manager for the Middle East, Jon Gambrell, said successful a social media post that Abu Aaqa had "freelanced for the AP since the Gaza warfare began."
Freelance Palestinian writer Maryam Abu Daqa, who worked for The Associated Press passim the warfare successful Gaza until she was killed successful an Israeli onslaught astatine Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis connected Aug. 25, 2025, is seen successful an undated record photo.
At slightest 1 different writer was wounded successful the strike, the infirmary authoritative said, identifying the antheral arsenic Haithem Omar, who besides works for Reuters.
Reuters confirmed that al-Masri, a contractor moving for the planetary quality agency, was among those killed. It said lensman Hatem Khaled, who besides worked arsenic a contractor for the agency, was wounded.
Israeli strikes and raids connected hospitals are not uncommon. Multiple hospitals person been struck oregon raided crossed the Gaza Strip, with Israel claiming its attacks had targeted militants operating wrong the aesculapian facilities, without providing evidence.
On August 11, Israel's subject targeted and killed 5 Al Jazeera journalists successful Gaza, including analogous Anas al-Sharif. The Israel Defense Forces said it had quality and documents from Gaza to beryllium al-Sharif was the caput of a Hamas violent cell, and the IDF shared undated photos of Al-Sharif with Yahya Sinwar, the apical Hamas person successful Gaza, who was killed past October.
CBS News could not verify the authenticity of the photos. Al Jazeera and al-Sharif had previously dismissed Israel's claims arsenic baseless, The Associated Press reported. Just 3 weeks ago, al-Sharif had appealed to the Committee to Protect Journalists implicit fears helium mightiness beryllium assassinated.
This surface drawback taken from AFPTV connected August 11, 2025 shows Al-Jazeera's Anas al-Sharif speaking during an AFP interrogation successful Gaza City connected August 1, 2024.
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A June onslaught connected Nasser Hospital killed 3 radical and wounded 10, according to the wellness ministry. At the time, Israel's subject said it had targeted Hamas militants operating from a bid and power halfway wrong the hospital.
The Hamas-run wellness ministry said Sunday that astatine slightest 62,686 Palestinians person been killed since Israel launched its warfare successful Gaza successful retaliation for the Hamas-led Oct. 7, 2023 violent onslaught that killed immoderate 1,200 Israelis and saw 251 others taken arsenic hostages.
The ministry does not separate successful its figures betwixt fighters and civilians, but it says astir fractional of those killed person been women and children. The U.N. and autarkic experts see it the astir reliable accusation disposable connected warfare casualties, arsenic specified figures are hard to independently verify arsenic Israel does not licence overseas journalists into Gaza.
Israel disputes its figures but has not provided its own.
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