At least 15 people, including four journalists, were killed when Israeli airstrikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, on Monday, 25 August 2025, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.
Among the dead was Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman working as a contractor for Reuters.
He was killed in the initial blast while broadcasting a live feed from the hospital. Reuters photographer Hatem Khaled, also a contractor, was injured in a subsequent strike.
Other journalists confirmed dead include Mariam Abu Dagga, a freelance reporter who had contributed to the Associated Press; Mohammed Salama, a contributor to Al Jazeera; and Moaz Abu Taha, a local reporter.
The strikes also killed patients and visitors inside the hospital, which is one of the largest medical facilities still operating in southern Gaza.
Eyewitnesses and health officials described the attack as a “double-tap” strike, with a second missile hitting shortly after the first.
This tactic meant that rescuers, hospital staff, and other journalists who rushed to the scene were caught in the follow-up blast.
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Press freedom organizations condemned the strike, warning it fits into a pattern of escalating dangers for reporters in Gaza.
Since the war began after the Hamas-led attack on Israel on 7 October 2023, more than 240 Palestinian journalists have been killed, according to the Palestinian Journalist Syndicate.
Rights groups argue that the figure makes Gaza the deadliest conflict zone for journalists in modern history.
The Israeli military has not immediately commented on the hospital attack.
Israel has previously argued that Hamas operates within civilian areas, but international observers and rights groups have repeatedly called for independent investigations into strikes that hit medical and press personnel.
The deaths add to mounting pressure on Israel from human rights groups and Western governments, who are urging greater protection for medical facilities and journalists reporting from conflict zones.
The United Nations has also stressed that attacks on hospitals are violations of international humanitarian law.