GAZA, (Palestine Foundation Information Center), The Hamas Movement rejected Israeli military claims used to justify the latest attack on Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza, describing them as an attempt to cover up a new war crime against a civilian medical facility protected under international law.
In a statement on Thursday, Hamas dismissed Israeli allegations that the hospital and its surroundings were being used for military purposes or as a command center for operations against Israeli forces.
The Movement said the nature of the targeted facility and the casualties among patients, doctors and medical personnel exposed the falsehood of Israel’s claims, accusing the Israeli military of repeatedly using such allegations to justify attacks on hospitals and civilian infrastructure.
The statement followed an Israeli strike shortly after midnight Thursday on the surgical department of the Al-Yassin building at Nasser Medical Complex.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, six Palestinians were killed, including a doctor and a child, and more than 25 others were injured. Gaza’s Government Media Office (GMO) identified the doctor as Rizq Ahmed Abu Shaeera and said the child was 13 years old.
The attack also forced the surgical facility out of service, further undermining Gaza’s already devastated healthcare system.
Hamas recalled a previous Israeli strike on the same medical complex on August 25, 2025, which killed five journalists. It accused Israel of systematically recycling military justifications to conceal attacks on civilians and healthcare facilities.
The Movement called on the international community and the United Nations to take effective measures to stop Israeli attacks, hold those responsible accountable and end what it described as a climate of impunity.
It also urged international media and human rights organizations to press for foreign journalists to be allowed into Gaza to conduct independent reporting and challenge misleading accounts of events.
Meanwhile, the GMO reported on Thursday that Israeli forces had carried out 793 attacks targeting Gaza’s healthcare system since the beginning of the genocidal war in October 2023, killing 1,725 medical personnel.
The attacks have affected hospitals, healthcare facilities, medical vehicles, staff and supply chains, according to the Office.
It cited repeated attacks on major hospitals, including Al-Shifa Medical Complex and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital, warning that the continuing destruction was further weakening the healthcare system’s ability to treat patients and the wounded.
The GMO added that hundreds of healthcare workers had been injured or detained, pointing to testimonies from released detainees citing torture and mistreatment in Israeli prisons.
The Office held Israel and the US administration responsible for the continuing attacks on medical facilities and personnel.
It called for urgent international intervention to protect hospitals, secure the release of detained healthcare workers and launch independent investigations into alleged violations.
Gaza’s Ministry of Health also condemned the Nasser Hospital strike, warning that attacking a functioning medical facility violated protections afforded to hospitals and healthcare personnel under international humanitarian law.
