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Gallery|Israel-Palestine conflict

Israel attacks southern Gaza’s largest hospital

The attack on the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis reportedly killed two and injured several others.

Smoke rises after an Israeli raid on Nasser Hospital as an ambulance and people rush around.
Smoke rises from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis following an Israeli air attack [Hussam Al-Masri/Reuters]
Published On 24 Mar 202524 Mar 2025
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An Israeli military attack on the largest hospital in southern Gaza killed two people, injured several, and sparked a large fire, according to the enclave’s Ministry of Health.

The attack on Sunday night hit the surgical building of Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis, the ministry reported. The attack came just days after the facility was overwhelmed with the dead and wounded, as Israel resumed its war in Gaza with a surprise wave of air raids last week.

Among those killed on Sunday was a 16-year-old boy who had undergone surgery two days earlier. Also killed was Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’s political bureau who was receiving medical treatment at the hospital, Hamas said in a statement.

Israel’s military confirmed the attack, stating it had hit a member of Hamas. Israeli officials have repeatedly blamed civilian casualties on the armed Palestinian group that governs Gaza, arguing it deliberately operates in densely populated areas.

Like other medical facilities across Gaza, Nasser Hospital has suffered damage from Israeli raids and air attacks throughout the conflict.

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Israeli forces have killed more than 600 people since resuming the assault on the enclave, including dozens within the past 24 hours, according to Palestinian health officials.

On Sunday, the official death toll in Gaza since the beginning of the war exceeded 50,000, according to the Health Ministry. However, many experts believe this figure is likely a far undercount of the actual number.

Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Rescue workers inspect a room at Nasser Hospital. (AP Photo/Mohammad Jahjouh) (AP)
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Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Rescue workers inspect a room following the Israeli attack. [Mohammad Jahjouh/AP Photo]
Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Fire crews and bystanders try to put out a fire at the hospital's emergency department. [AFP]
Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Among those killed in the attack was a 16-year-old boy who had undergone surgery two days earlier. [AFP]
Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Palestinian medics care for an injured man at Nasser Hospital. [AFP]
Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
The destroyed emergency department of the hospital. [Doaa Albaz/Anadolu]
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Israel strikes the largest hospital in southern Gaza
Israel's military confirmed the attack, stating it had targeted a member of Hamas. [Doaa Albaz/Anadolu]


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