Death toll rises to 20 in attack on Nasser Hospital

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At least 20 people have been killed in the Israeli bombing of Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, Al Jazeera reports citing Gaza’s Government Media Office.

The office said the dead included four journalists, several doctors and civil defence workers who had rushed to treat casualties from an initial strike on the site. Dozens more were reported wounded.

Palestinians gather outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, following Israeli strikes. — AFP
Palestinians gather outside Nasser hospital in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, following Israeli strikes. — AFP

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