The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least 12, including a doctor among the dead. (Foto: Instagram)
An Israeli airstrike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded at least 12, the Gaza Health Ministry said Thursday, Nov. 12, 2026. The ministry said the strike hit the hospital’s surgery department and that a doctor was among those killed.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed the strike. The Israeli military said it targeted a senior Hamas member and other militants operating at the hospital. Israel alleges that Hamas used the medical facility as a center for military and terrorist activity.
The IDF said the alleged activities included storing weapons, conducting interrogations and torture, operating command-and-control rooms, and using parts of the hospital as observation posts and shelters for militants. In a statement, the military said Hamas’ alleged military use of the hospital violated international law and put patients, health care workers and civilians at risk. It said further updates on the results would follow.
The World Health Organization has warned about the effects of the war on Gaza’s health system. In a statement published in May, the agency said the system was on the brink of collapse. At that time, 19 of Gaza’s 36 hospitals remained operational, according to the WHO, and at least 94% of hospitals were damaged or destroyed.
