Overview

• At least 20 people were killed in the August 25 double strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, including five journalists from Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and Middle East Eye.
• An initial Israel Defense Forces inquiry says troops targeted a suspected Hamas surveillance camera at the hospital, claimed some of the dead were militants, and acknowledged investigative gaps without presenting public evidence.
• Video from Al-Ghad TV and witness accounts show a second explosion hitting an external staircase as journalists and rescuers rushed to the scene, a pattern rights groups describe as a 'double-tap' strike.
• The UN human rights office, press-freedom groups and several governments condemned the killings, with India calling them “shocking and deeply regrettable” and noting Israel has opened an investigation.
• Israeli officials say journalists were not targeted, while AP and Reuters demanded an explanation, highlighting that Gaza has become the deadliest conflict for media workers and that hospitals are protected under international law.