Along with the Hamas official, a teenage boy was killed within the strike on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, injuring a number of folks and inflicting a big fireplace.
Israel’s navy struck the most important hospital in southern Gaza on Sunday night time, killing a senior Hamas official and a youngster, whereas wounding others and inflicting a big fireplace.
Ismail Barhoum, a member of Hamas’ political bureau, was being handled on the hospital when he was killed, the group stated in an announcement.
A 16-year-old boy who underwent surgical procedure two days in the past additionally died within the strike, based on the well being authorities.
The strike hit the surgical constructing of Nasser Hospital within the metropolis of Khan Younis, Gaza’s Hamas-run well being ministry stated, days after the ability was overwhelmed with lifeless and wounded when Israel resumed the battle on the militant group final week with a shock wave of airstrikes.
Israel’s navy confirmed the strike on the hospital, with Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz saying Barhoum was the goal. It stated intensive intelligence was adopted, utilizing exact munitions to minimise hurt.
However, medical employees stated a number of folks have been wounded, and the hospital’s surgical ward for male sufferers was destroyed.
Like different medical amenities round Gaza, Nasser Hospital has been broken by Israeli raids and strikes all through the battle.
In the meantime, no less than 25 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes throughout the Gaza Strip, three hospitals introduced on Monday.
The Al-Ahli Hospital in Gaza Metropolis acquired 11 our bodies from strikes in a single day into Monday, together with three girls and 4 youngsters. One of many strikes killed two youngsters, their dad and mom, their grandmother and their uncle.
The Nasser Hospital acquired seven our bodies from strikes in a single day and 4 from strikes the day gone by. The European Hospital acquired three our bodies from a strike close to Khan Younis.
One lifeless in northern Israel taking pictures
Individually, Israeli media additionally reported that one individual was killed and one other wounded in a suspected terror assault close to the northern Israeli metropolis of Yokne’am.
Israeli police stated the suspect drove a automotive right into a bus cease, trying to run folks over earlier than exiting his automobile and opening fireplace on passing autos. A border police officer then shot the suspect on the scene.
A 70-year-old man who was left in crucial situation died from his gunshot wounds, based on Israel’s Magen David Adom rescue service. One other 20-year-old man was delivered to hospital with stab wounds and stays in crucial situation, it added.
The ceasefire that took maintain in January paused greater than a 12 months of preventing ignited by Hamas’ 7 October 2023 assault on Israel, during which militants killed some 1,200 folks, largely civilians, and took 251 hostage. Most captives have been launched in ceasefire agreements or different offers.
Within the newest ceasefire’s first section, 25 Israeli hostages and the our bodies of eight others have been launched in alternate for almost 2,000 Palestinian prisoners. Israeli forces allowed lots of of hundreds of individuals to return house. There was a surge in humanitarian support till Israel minimize off all provides to Gaza earlier this month.
The perimeters have been supposed to start negotiations in early February on the ceasefire’s subsequent section, during which Hamas was to launch the remaining 59 hostages — 35 of them believed to be lifeless — in alternate for extra Palestinian prisoners, a long-lasting ceasefire and an Israeli withdrawal. These talks by no means came about.
