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Outcry Grows After Nasser Hospital Double Strike Kills Journalists as Israel Cites Hamas Camera

Global bodies demand an independent probe following Israel’s claim of targeting a Hamas camera, with officials conceding investigative gaps.

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An Israeli tank manouvres at the Israel-Gaza border, as seen from Israel, August 26, 2025. REUTERS/Amir Cohen/File Photo
Freelance journalist Mariam Dagga, 33, who had been working with the Associated Press and other outlets during the Gaza war, poses for a portrait in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, on June 14, 2024. Dagga was one of several journalists killed along with other people in Israeli strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Monday, Aug. 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Jehad Alshrafi)
A demonstrator blocks a highway during a protest demanding the immediate release of all hostages held by Hamas and calling for the end of the war in the Gaza Strip, near Modiin, Israel, Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

Overview

  • Roughly 20 people were killed in the back‑to‑back strikes on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, including five journalists and health workers, according to hospital officials and news agencies.
  • Israel’s initial findings say troops hit a surveillance camera they allege Hamas used to monitor forces, while acknowledging unexplained gaps and ordering a deeper review of authorization, munitions and timing.
  • Video and eyewitnesses described a “double‑tap” pattern, with a second blast about seven minutes after the first striking rescuers and media on an exterior staircase.
  • AP and Reuters jointly demanded a full, transparent accounting, and the U.N. human rights office pressed for investigations that produce concrete accountability.
  • As criticism widened — including India calling the journalist deaths “shocking” — Israel’s U.N. envoy said more details will be released within days, while Israel told Gaza City residents to prepare to evacuate and U.S. officials met in Washington with President Trump to discuss post‑war plans.