Zionist entity kills at least 28 in attacks on 2 Gaza hospitals
Wounded journalist Hassan Aslih among dead at Nasser Hospital, medics say
CAIRO/GAZA: An Zionist entity airstrike on the Gaza Strip on Tuesday killed a well-known Palestinian journalist whom it accused of working with Hamas and was recovering in hospital from an earlier strike, the territory's health ministry said. Hassan Aslih, who has hundreds of thousands of followers on social media platforms, headed the Alam24 news outlet and worked as a freelance photojournalist. He had previously worked with several Western news organizations. He was wounded last month in a deadly strike on a tent in the Nasser hospital compound.
Ahmed Siyyam, a Gaza civil emergency service member, told Reuters the attack hit the third floor of a Nasser Hospital building in the southern city of Khan Younis, where dozens of patients and injured were being treated. Two patients, including Aslih, were killed and several others were wounded, the health ministry said. Later on Tuesday, the Gaza health ministry also said nine missiles slammed into and around the courtyard of the Gaza European Hospital in the south of the enclave, killing at least 16 people and wounding 70 others.
The fate of several others remained unclear as rescue operations were underway, a civil emergency official told Reuters. The Zionist military said it had struck a "Hamas command center" beneath the hospital, without providing evidence.
Heavy damage
Reuters footage showed heavy damage to one of the hospital buildings, including to the medical equipment and beds inside. "I came to the hospital not knowing whether to mourn the martyrs, treat the patients and injured, or deal with the staff who no longer feel safe," said Atef Al-Hout, director of Nasser Hospital.
According to the International Federation of Journalists, at least 160 journalists and media workers have been killed in Gaza since the start of the war. Officials in Gaza put the number at 215, holding the Zionist entity accountable for deliberately targeting journalists. The entity accused Aslih, of taking part in the October 7 attack by Palestinian group Hamas. It said Aslih had documented and uploaded footage of "looting, arson and murder" during the incursion. It didn't provide evidence for its claims.
The Zionist entity has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians since then, according to local health officials, and destroyed much of the enclave. A blockade on aid supplies since March 2 has left the population at critical risk of famine, according to a UN-backed monitor. A senior World Health Organization official warned on Tuesday that hunger and malnutrition could have a lasting impact on "an entire generation". — Reuters
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