Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis was struck twice in a "double tap" attack, with the first strike hitting an upper floor that housed operating theatres and doctors' residences. The first strike killed at least two people. The second strike hit an external stairwell as rescuers and journalists rushed to the scene, killing another 18 people and wounding around 80, many in the hospital courtyard. Among the dead was 33-year-old visual journalist Mariam Dagga and four other journalists who worked for Reuters, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye. The strike was described as a "tragic mishap" and a military investigation was announced as operations were planned to widen into populated areas.
The first strike hit an upper floor of the hospital, which housed the operating theatres and doctors' residences. It killed at least two people, according to Zaher al-Waheidi, head of the records department at the Gaza Health Ministry. The second strike hit an external stairwell as rescuers and journalists raced to the scene of the first. This second attack killed another 18 people. Around 80 more were wounded, including many in the hospital's courtyard, al-Waheidi said.
The strike killed four other journalists who worked for Reuters, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye, a UK-based media outlet. Most of the journalists worked on a contractor or freelance basis. Reuters said that ahead of the first strike, it was showing live video from the hospital when the feed suddenly shut down. The journalist filming the live video was killed in the first strike, Reuters said, citing hospital officials.
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