The IDF struck Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis early this morning, killing six, including a surgeon, and wounding about two dozen others, mostly staff and patients. Dr Rizq Abu Shaira was among those killed, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. He was treating patients when the strike hit, Middle East Eye reported, citing local media. At least one child and a disabled patient were also killed.

The health ministry condemned the attack, describing it as a flagrant violation of international law. “The continued targeting of hospitals and their medical facilities exacerbates the suffering of the sick and wounded, and threatens what remains of the ability of the health sector to provide its services,” it said. A hospital official said the strike caused extensive damage to the intensive care and surgical wards. The hospital’s surgical ward has since been forced to suspend operations.

Hamas held Donald Trump’s Board of Peace responsible for the attack, saying it reflected Israel’s continued impunity amid international silence and the failure to stop its violations. The Israeli military confirmed the strikes, claiming it had targeted “a senior terrorist and additional Hamas terrorists as they were hiding at the Nasser Hospital.”