Palestinian journalist among two killed in Israeli attack on Gaza hospital

Hassan Eslaih has been killed successful Nasser Hospital during attraction for injuries sustained successful the erstwhile Israeli attack.

Israel’s service has admitted to carrying retired “a targeted attack” connected the Nasser Medical Complex successful the metropolis of Khan Younis successful confederate Gaza, sidesplitting 2 people, including Palestinian writer Hassan Eslaih.

Gaza’s Government Media Office connected Tuesday confirmed the sidesplitting of Eslaih, who was receiving attraction astatine the hospital’s pain portion for terrible injuries sustained during an April 7 Israeli onslaught connected a media structure located adjacent to the hospital.

The AFP quality bureau footage from Nasser Hospital aft Tuesday’s onslaught showed fume rising from the installation arsenic rescuers searched done the rubble by the airy of torches.

A infirmary idiosyncratic who gave his sanction arsenic Abu Ghali said the Israeli bombardment “does not differentiate betwixt civilians and subject targets”.

“This is simply a civilian infirmary that receives injured radical astir the clock,” helium told AFP.

Eslaih was the manager of the Alam24 News Agency and a freelancer who contributed to planetary quality organisations, including photos of the Hamas-led October 7 attack.

Israel has claimed Eslaih was a Hamas combatant who participated successful the October 7 attack, an allegation helium vehemently denied.

Dozens of journalists killed

At slightest 178 journalists and media workers person been killed successful Palestine, Israel, and Lebanon since the warfare began, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists. Gaza’s Government Media Office enactment the decease toll astatine 215.

Israel’s subject said successful a station connected Telegram that the onslaught targeted a Hamas “command and power complex” astatine the infirmary – the largest successful confederate Gaza – without providing further evidence.

“The compound was utilized by the terrorists to program and execute violent attacks against Israeli civilians and [military] troops,” the station said, successful what appeared to beryllium a notation to Eslaih and Hamas.

Gaza’s Health Ministry connected Tuesday condemned “the repeated targeting of hospitals and the pursuit and sidesplitting of wounded patients wrong attraction rooms”, saying it “confirms Israel’s deliberate intent to inflict greater harm to the healthcare system”.

Hospitals successful Gaza person been a predominant people of Israeli attacks since the warfare began successful October 2023, though attacking wellness facilities, aesculapian unit and patients is amerciable nether the 1949 Geneva Convention.

According to officials successful Gaza, Israel has bombed and burned astatine slightest 36 hospitals crossed the enclave since the warfare erupted.

(Al Jazeera)

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