2025 Nasser Hospital strikes
| 2025 Nasser Hospital strikes | |
|---|---|
| Part of the 2025 Khan Yunis offensive of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war | |
Nasser Hospital | |
| Location | 31°20′52″N 34°17′36″E / 31.34778°N 34.29333°E Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, Palestine |
| Date | 25 August 2025 10:00 a.m. – 10:17 a.m. (EEST) |
| Target | Nasser Hospital |
Attack type | Airstrikes or shelling, war crime |
| Deaths | 22, including five journalists |
| Injured | 50+ |
| Perpetrator | Israel Defense Forces |
On 25 August 2025, an Israel Defense Forces double tap strike hit the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, Gaza Strip, killing 22 people, including 5 journalists. Among the journalists killed were the following a Reuters cameraman, Hussam al-Masri; Mariam Dagga, a 33-year-old female freelance journalist for Associated Press; Mohammed Salama, an Al Jazeera cameraman; Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance photographer who also was working with Reuters, and Ahmed Abu Aziz, a correspondent for Middle East Eye and Quds News Network. The attack also claimed the lives of medical staff, a paramedic, and other civilians, with approximately 50 others wounded, including Reuters photographer Hatem Khaled who later died. The attacks targeted the hospital's fourth floor, resulting in casualties and damage. The strikes have drawn international condemnation and have been widely covered regarding the protection of medical facilities and journalists during the Gaza war.