2 killed, several injured as Israeli army shells hospital in southern Gaza
Army shells 2nd floor of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis city, according to witnesses
Smoke rises from the emergency department of the Nasser Hospital as a result of the Israeli attack, in Khan Yunis, Gaza on March 23, 2025.
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At least two Palestinians were killed and several others injured when the Israeli army shelled a hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night, said Gaza’s Health Ministry.
The strike targeted the hospital’s surgical ward, claiming the lives of a 16-year-old and another Palestinian while wounding several other patients and medical staff, it said in a statement.
The ministry said the second victim was found amid the rubble of the surgical department, where he had undergone surgery two days prior.
“The targeting of the surgical ward in Nasser Medical Complex led to the martyrdom of two Palestinians, one aged 16, and (further) injured numerous wounded individuals and medical teams,” the statement said.
The Israeli military acknowledged the strike in a statement, claiming that it killed a key Hamas member.
The group released a statement saying that Ismail Barhoum, a member of its political bureau, was killed in an Israeli strike on a section of Nasser Medical Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, while receiving treatment.
Earlier, a medical source told Anadolu that a Palestinian was killed and several others were injured in Israeli shelling of the hospital.
Witnesses said the attack targeted the second floor of the hospital, igniting fires at the facility.
Nasser Hospital is one of the largest medical facilities in southern Gaza, housing a significant number of patients and injured civilians.
The Israeli army has killed more than 700 Palestinians and injured over 1,000 since launching a surprise aerial campaign on Gaza last Tuesday, shattering a ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement that took hold in January.
Since the start of its genocidal war on Gaza, Israel has attacked, burned and destroyed 34 hospitals, rendering them inoperable, according to Gaza’s government media office.
More than 50,000 Palestinians have been killed, mostly women and children, and more than 113,200 injured in a brutal Israeli military onslaught on Gaza since October 2023.
The International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants last November for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his former Defense Minister Yoav Gallant for war crimes and crimes against humanity in Gaza.
Israel also faces a genocide case at the International Court of Justice for its war on the enclave.
