At least 14 people, including four journalists, were killed Monday in an Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza, according to medical officials.
The dead included Mohammed Salama, a correspondent for Al Jazeera; Hossam al-Masri, a journalist with Reuters; Mariam Abu Daqqa, a freelance journalist hired by The Associated Press; and Moaz Abu Taha, who had worked with NBC News. Several rescue workers were also killed in the attack, doctors at the hospital said.
The strike also wounded Hatem Khaled, a Reuters photojournalist, who was among several receiving treatment at the overwhelmed hospital.
Gaza’s Government Media Office said at least 244 journalists and media workers have been killed across the territory since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023.
Doctors at the Nasser Medical Complex said the situation inside the facility was catastrophic, with children dying of starvation caused by what humanitarian agencies describe as an Israeli-engineered famine. “There is little we can do to stop the deaths,” one doctor said.
Meanwhile, Israeli forces intensified their assault on Zeitoun and Sabra, two neighborhoods of Gaza City, as part of their push to seize the enclave’s largest urban center and force its residents to flee south. Residents reported heavy bombardment and tanks advancing deeper into the city.
In Yemen, the Houthis said Israeli strikes on Sanaa killed at least six people and wounded 86 others. The attacks targeted the presidential palace and energy facilities, the group said.
The latest toll from Gaza’s Health Ministry shows 62,622 Palestinians killed and 157,673 wounded since Israel’s war began. Israel launched its assault after Hamas-led fighters killed 1,139 people inside Israel and abducted more than 200 others on Oct. 7, 2023.
