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Israeli Drone Strike Kills Palestinian Journalist in Gaza Hospital

Hassan Islayeh, recovering from prior injuries, was killed in a targeted attack on Nasser Hospital, intensifying concerns over strikes on Gaza's healthcare and media sectors.

A person inspects Nasser Hospital on Tuesday, a part of which was damaged in the aftermath of an Israeli strike, according to hospital officials.
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People and traffic pass the fence of the Nasser hospital in Khan Yunis which was hit in an Israeli strike at dawn that targeted the southern Gaza Strip city on May 13, 2025. The Israeli military said it struck a Gaza hospital "housing Hamas militants" in a raid on May 13 which, according to the Palestinian group, killed a journalist who had been wounded in an Israeli attack last month and a number of civilians. (Photo by Eyad BABA / AFP) (Photo by EYAD BABA/AFP via Getty Images)

Overview

  • Palestinian journalist Hassan Islayeh was killed in an Israeli drone strike while receiving treatment at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on May 13, 2025.
  • The Israeli military claimed the strike targeted a Hamas command center within the hospital but provided no evidence to support the allegation.
  • Islayeh, director of Alam24 News Agency, had been recovering from earlier injuries sustained in an April strike on a media tent near the same hospital.
  • The Palestinian Ministry of Health condemned the attack as a deliberate assault on Gaza’s healthcare system, which has seen 27 hospitals forced to shut down due to repeated strikes.
  • Since October 2023, over 52,800 Palestinians, including 215 journalists and 1,192 healthcare workers, have been killed in Gaza amid escalating humanitarian crises.