Israeli Strike on Gaza Hospital Leaves at Least Six Dead
WHO:
CNN - Palestinian officials identified one of the victims as 52-year-old Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira and another as a 13-year-old boy who was scheduled for surgery.
CNN - Two doctors were among the injured and were in critical condition.
CNN - The Israel Defense Forces identified the targeted Hamas commander as Muhammad Abu Ismail, commander of Hamas’ Khan Younis Brigade.
CNN - Maryam Abu Hatab said her brother was killed in the strike.
CNN - Atiya Abu Basir, an elderly patient who had recently undergone surgery, said she was covered with dust and glass by the blast.
NBC News - Medical staff and patients were among those killed.
NBC News - Israel said the strike targeted a Hamas commander.
ABC News US - Gaza’s Health Ministry reported the deaths.
BBC News - Gaza civil defence agency spokesperson reported the strike’s effects.
CBS News World - Gaza’s Hamas-controlled Health Ministry reported the deaths and injuries.
WHAT:
CNN - Palestinian officials reported 40 people injured in the strike.
CNN - Hospital footage showed two bombs; one failed to explode. A label identified one as a US-manufactured GBU-39/B, a 250-pound bomb supplied to Israel.
CNN - The United Nations said Israeli forces had killed more than 1,400 people in Gaza since the ceasefire.
CNN - The US-led Board of Peace called Israel’s response to Gaza flooding “insufficient” and said essential shelter, sanitation, drainage and winterization supplies were critical to protecting civilians.
CNN - Israel said more than 91,000 tents had entered Gaza, but it would not allow heavy equipment for large-scale cleanup and rubble removal.
CNN - Israel’s Coordinator for Government Activities in the Territories said Gaza’s reconstruction could begin only after Hamas fully disarmed.
ABC News US - The ministry said an Israeli strike on a hospital killed six people.
BBC News - At least six people were killed and at least 20 were wounded in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital; the strike caused extensive damage.
CBS News World - An Israeli airstrike targeting Nasser Hospital killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more.
WHERE:
BBC News - The strike hit the hospital’s surgery department in Khan Younis.
CBS News World - Nasser Hospital is in southern Gaza.
WHY:
NBC News - Israel said the Hamas commander had planned attacks from the hospital.
CBS News World - The airstrike targeted Nasser Hospital.
HOW:
CNN - Muhammad Abu Ismail planned and advanced attacks on Israeli forces and civilians, according to the IDF.
NBC News - Israel described the airstrike as a “precise strike.”
(UPDATED November 12, 2026 14:00 UTC)
An Israeli strike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, killing six people, including patients and medical staff. Israel said it targeted Hamas commander Muhammad Abu Ismail, who allegedly planned attacks from the hospital. Palestinian officials reported 40 injured, including two doctors in critical condition.
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(UPDATED November 12, 2026 12:00 UTC)
An Israeli strike hit Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, killing at least six people. At least 20 were wounded, including medical staff and patients, and surgery rooms sustained extensive damage. Israel said it targeted a Hamas commander who planned attacks from the hospital.
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(UPDATED November 12, 2026 08:59 UTC)
An Israeli strike hit Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, killing six people, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported. At least 20 others were wounded, and the strike caused extensive damage. It hit the hospital’s surgery department in Khan Younis, according to civil defence officials.