Overview

• Two strikes hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on August 25, killing at least 20 people, with video showing a second blast engulfing an external staircase crowded with rescuers and journalists.
• Five journalists were among the dead: Reuters contractor Hussam al‑Masri, AP freelancer Mariam Abu Dagga, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Salama, and freelancers Moaz Abu Taha and Ahmed Abu Aziz.
• The IDF says it aimed to disable a suspected Hamas surveillance camera and has opened inquiries into the authorization and chain of command, while offering no public evidence for its claim that six of the dead were militants.
• Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “tragic mishap,” and an army spokesperson said the journalists were not targeted, as an official said both strikes were fired from a tank.
• The UN human rights office and press‑freedom groups demanded accountability, India called the killings “shocking and deeply regrettable,” and the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate reports 240 journalists killed in Gaza since 2023.