From “thepeoplesvoice.tv”
A double Israeli strike on a hospital in Gaza has left 20 people including journalists and health workers dead according to the outlets they worked for and local health authorities
The hospital was hit at around 10:00 local time on Monday and then again ten minutes later. according to the World Health Organization
The incident at Nasser Hospital, the main medical facility in the southern Gaza Strip, comes just two weeks after another six journalists perished in an Israeli attack.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the incident a “tragic mishap” which he claimed Israel “deeply regrets”. He said that military authorities were “conducting a thorough investigation”.
The latest attacks have been strongly condemned by rights groups and international media organizations. The Foreign Press Association has called on Israel “once and for all to halt its abhorrent practice of targeting journalists.”
RT reports: The attack on the hospital came in two waves, with the second strike hitting first responders and reporters at the scene. The second strike was captured by an extremely graphic livestream by Jordan-based Alghad TV. The munition directly hit people gathered on an external stairwell of the hospital, frequently used by media to film views across the Khan Younis area in southern Gaza.
The journalists killed in the strike have been identified as Hussam al-Masri, of Reuters, Al Jazeera’s Mohammed Salama, Mariam Dagga, from The Associated Press, Ahmad Abu Aziz, of the Middle East Eye, and Moas Abu Taha. The latter was initially reported to have worked with NBC, but the US-based broadcaster denied the affiliation.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed it had conducted the strike in the area of the hospital, yet provided no detail on the intended target of the attack. The Israeli military said it “regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals and does not target journalists as such” and promised to “conduct an initial inquiry as soon as possible.”