Six people, including a doctor and a child, have been killed in Israeli Strike on Nasser Hospital in Gaza.

Gaza health authorities reported that at least six people, including one general surgeon and a 13-year-old boy, died and 20 others were injured in an Israeli airstrike that struck Nasser hospital in south Gaza.

The strike targeted a surgical wing in the town of Khan Younis of the hospital just after midnight on Thursday, Palestinian authorities said. The attack also heavily damaged the medical facility, including hospital wards, operating rooms and other key healthcare facilities, leading to delays in surgical operations and other healthcare services.

The Gaza Health Ministry named the doctor who was killed in the attack, Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira. Among others who also died were patients and people who were inside the medical complex at the time of the strike, hospital officials said.

The Israeli military stated it targeted a senior Hamas commander and other militants who it alleged were operating inside the hospital. It alleged that Hamas had in fact set up a presence in the hospital complex, and that it was operating from there as a command center in military operations. But the military didn't produce evidence to substantiate its claims right away.

Nasser Hospital is one of the few medical centers in Gaza that has been able to continue functioning even after years of Israeli military operations and general destruction. Patients and medical staff were then left with damaged corridors, debris and heavily damaged areas of the building.

It is a surprise assault, despite a ceasefire agreement that began in October 2025 backed by the United States. Since the truce took effect, Gaza health officials report that over 1,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes and gunfire.

Israel argues that its military strikes against Hamas are aimed at the militants and their attempts to reorganise their work in Gaza.