Israel double strike at Gaza Hospital

A double Israeli strike at a hospital in Gaza killed 20 people, including journalists and health workers, which they worked for the World Health Organization and Hamas-Interested Health Ministry.

At least one person was killed in the initial strike, and the other was later attended by rescuers and journalists Khan Younis in Nasir Hospital.

Five journalists worked for international media outlets, including Associated Press, Reuters, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye.

Later on Monday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “tragic accident”, which Israel “regrets in depth” and said that military officers were “investigating thoroughly”.

Nasir’s medical staff said the first strike took place at around 10:00 local time.

“Mass panic … causes”, a British medical professional working in the hospital said, who was treating patients in the intensive care unit at that time.

About 10 minutes later there was another explosion at the same place, the medical professional said, the medical staff was planning to flee the building when the second strike took place.

According to the World Health Organization, the hospital’s emergency department, in -post ward and surgical unit were killed. Its head Dr. Tedros Adnom Gabreyasus said the emergency ladder was also damaged.

BBC Verifify has seen footage to confirm these times.

A livestream by Al Ghad TV showed several emergency workers responding to the first strike near the top floor of Nasir Hospital, as many journalists in the background film What Happing.

A ladder, where journalists often gather for broadcasting, appear in the video. A strike then hits emergency workers and reporters directly, sends smoke and debris to the air. Later at least one body appears.

A separate video filmed with a single ladder shows after the strike. The bodies on the ladder can be seen, as the medics respond to the attack.

Another clip filmed in front of the main entrance of Nasir Hospital, shows a medical worker holding a blood -soaked clothes in the camera, before an explosion runs to cover people.

The British Medical Professional described the “blood trails on the floor” and “the exact scene of chaos, mistrust and fear”.

The identity of the slain journalists has been confirmed, but we know very little about other deadly people. The Ministry of Health operated by Hamas said that rescue teams and patients were killed.

Husam al-Masri Worked as a cameraman for Reuters. The news agency reported that he was killed in the first strike in the hospital, operating a live TV feed for Reuters. News organizations around the world including BBC have used footage that they have taken.

Maryam Dagga33, an independent journalist working with Associated Press (AP), who said that she regularly reports from the hospital. One of the regional editors of AP, AB Sewal said Dagga surpasses a son, who was first taken out of Gaza in the war.

Mohammad Salama Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye worked. According to Salama Al Jazeera, another journalist was planning her marriage to Hala Asafor, with the hope of getting married after a ceasefire.

Ahmed Abu Aziz According to his reporting, worked for the Middle East Eye. The outlet says he worked on the basis of freelance and was located in Khan Younis.

Moz Abu Taha A fortnight ago worked with various outlets including the Israeli newspaper Hareratz, with a video call filmed with journalists a fortnight earlier that shown children suffering from malnutrition in Nasir. Reuters said that they sometimes publish work by them.

Israel does not allow international news organizations including BBCs to report independently. Local correspondents are trusted to provide information to media agencies of the world.

For the safety of journalists, the Committee (CPJ) says that more than 190 journalists have been killed in 22 months of the war, the vast majority were killed by Palestinians in Israeli attacks.

Two weeks ago, Israel killed six journalists in a targeted attack on one of them Near Shifa Hospital in Gaza city, to draw outrage.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) initially confirmed that it made a strike in the area of ​​Nasar Hospital in South Gaza.

Throughout the day, Israeli officials issued several statements with very little information in them, indicating a lack of clarity within the army about the attack, but was designed to address wide resentment.

On Monday evening, the office of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel “regrets the tragic accident at Nasir Hospital in Gaza today”, saying that Israel “gives importance to journalists, medical staff and all citizens” and saying that the army was doing a thorough investigation “.

However, this statement is very low to address the clear “double-tap” nature of the attack. The fact is that most of the killed people were at the same place exactly from the second attack, which is clearly deliberately seen in the same place after about 10 minutes.

“Double Taps” is a controversial military strategy designed to maximize the number of casualties by firing on those who respond to the first attack scene.

The statements of media organizations including Foreign Press Association and occupied Palestinian areas in Israel accused the Israeli army of deliberate patterns of deliberately targeting journalists throughout the war.

It is not clear whether and when Israel will publish the results of internal investigation, it says that it has started.

United Nations Secretary -General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the “horrific murders” at Nasir Hospital, stating that “he exposes the extreme risks facing medical personnel and journalists as he does his important work between this cruel struggle”, and asked for “quick, and dearth investigation”.

UK Foreign Secretary David Lemi said he was “frightened” and called for a immediate ceasefire.

French President Emmanuel Macron called the strike “unbearable” and said that citizens and journalists should be preserved. He renewed the call for humanitarian aid to “respect international law” inside Gaza and for Israel.

Germany’s Foreign Office said it was “surprised”.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump said he was unaware of the attacks, but when asked to his response, he said that he was “not happy about it”.

Media freedom groups also issued condemnation.

“When and where is going to end? International law is,” said Bruutin, the leading that of reporters without boundaries.

“There is a guarantee that should be given to journalists covering conflicts, and none of these are applying.”

For the safety of journalists, the committee said: “Israeli’s broadcast continues to be killed in Gaza, while the world sees and fails to work strongly”.

The Foreign Press Association said that the latest murders should act as a “watershed moment” and urged international leaders to act. This asked Israel to “stop his disgusting practice of targeting journalists”, saying “many journalists have been killed without justification by Israel”.