Several dead in attack on hospital in Gaza

The attack on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis took place early Thursday morning, according to Gaza's civil defense, which is controlled by terror-labeled Hamas. Close to 30 people were injured in the attack, as confirmed by the hospital and by Israel.

Israel says it carried out the airstrike against Hamas members who "established themselves within the hospital area and used it as a command center". The military also writes that they struck "a high-ranking Hamas terrorist" at X. The statement is denied by Hamas.

British surgeon Goher Rahbour, who works as a volunteer at the hospital, says a Palestinian colleague was killed in the attack while the two were operating on a patient. Rahbour, who took a break, made it.

- It was deafening and happened quickly. The whole building shook and smoke billowed forth.

In separate attacks in northern and central Gaza, a total of five more people were killed. The Israeli military claims to be behind some of the attacks, but claims it did not attack targets near a hospital in Gaza City.

The attacks are among the most extensive since elections were held in Israel at the end of October. The opposition led by Gadi Eisenkot has been tasked with forming a government, but Benjamin Netanyahu remains formally prime minister.

Close to 1,600 people are reported to have been killed in Israeli attacks in the last year of a formal cease-fire in Gaza. Last Wednesday, seven people were killed in attacks on several locations.