"We plead for protection at least in the hospital," Gazan on Israeli strike at Nasser hospital

Record ID: 1985946

  • Title: "We plead for protection at least in the hospital," Gazan on Israeli strike at Nasser hospital
  • Date: 24th March 2025
  • Summary: KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA (MARCH 23, 2025) (REUTERS) VARIOUS OF FIRE AT NASSER HOSPITAL VARIOUS OF MEN TRYING TO CLEAR RUBBLE INSIDE HOSPITAL (SOUNDBITE) (Arabic) GAZAN MEDIC, GHAZI ASHOUR, SAYING: “A missile directly hit the second floor of al Yaseen building, the emergency building. This missile directly hit the male surgery unit and as you can see the unit was totally destroyed
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  • Keywords: GAZA ISRAEL NASSER HOSPITAL
  • Location: KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA
  • City: KHAN YOUNIS, GAZA
  • Country: Palestinian Occupied Territory
  • Topics: Conflicts/War/Peace,Middle East
  • Reuters ID: LVA001116224032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:Smoke rose from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis late on Sunday (March 23), as people inside the complex attempted to clear rubble, following an Israeli airstrike which killed five people, including a Hamas political leader, Palestinian medics and Hamas said.
    Israel said it had targeted a key figure in the militant group.
    The Gaza Health Ministry said the strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis. The Israeli military said its attack followed extensive intelligence and used precise munitions to minimize harm at the site.
    Hamas said a member of its political office, Ismail Barhoum, had been killed.
    Israel's defense minister, Israel Katz, confirmed the target was Barhoum. The military did not name the target, which it described only as "a key terrorist" in Hamas.
    Hamas' Al-Aqsa TV said Barhoum was being treated at the hospital for wounds sustained in a previous attack. Israel says Hamas systematically embeds in hospitals, schools and shelters, which the group denies.
    “We plead for protection at least in the hospital,” said Mohammad Fujo, a Palestinian man accompanying a patient inside the hospital.
    Palestinian officials on Sunday (March 23) put the death toll from nearly 18 months of conflict at over 50,000.
    Israel launched its offensive in Gaza after Hamas fighters stormed southern Israel on October 7, 2023, killing 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and taking more than 250 hostages, according to Israeli tallies.
    (Production: Hussam El Masri, Fadi Shana, Mariam Rizk)
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