Zionist Strike on Nasser Medical Complex Kills 14, Including Four Journalists

Fourteen Palestinians, including four journalists and a firefighter, were killed and several others wounded Monday in a Zionist strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, according to health authorities.

The Zionist forces shelled the top floor of the emergency building, known as the Al-Yassin floor. Medical sources said the death toll rose from eight to 14 after six more victims succumbed to their wounds. Earlier, the Gaza Health Ministry confirmed that eight people had been killed and several others injured in the attack. The ministry noted that the Zionist forces struck the fourth floor of one of the complex’s buildings with two airstrikes, with the second strike occurring as rescue teams arrived to evacuate the wounded and recover the dead.

Among the victims were Palestine TV cameraman Hussam al-Masri, Al Jazeera photographer Mohammad Salama, photojournalist Maryam Abu Daqqa, and photojournalist Moaz Abu Taha. The Palestinian Civil Defense reported that a fire engine driver was also killed, and seven others from his team were injured while rescuing victims.

Gaza’s Government Media Office said the new deaths brought the number of journalists killed since October 2023 to 244. The Zionist aggression on Gaza has killed nearly 62,700 Palestinians and left the enclave on the brink of famine.