Israeli strike on Gaza hospital deadliest since election

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An Israeli strike on Nasser hospital in southern Gaza killed six people and wounded nearly 30, according to Gaza health officials. Israel said it targeted Hamas military operatives allegedly using the hospital, making the attack the deadliest single strike since the previous month’s Israeli elections.

An Israeli strike killed six people and wounded nearly 30 more in southern Gaza's Nasser hospital early Thursday, Gaza health officials said, the deadliest single strike since Israel's elections last month. The Israeli military confirmed the attack, saying it targeted "a senior Hamas terrorist and additional terrorists from Hamas's military wing" it said were operating from the hospital, which it has long accused the Palestinian Islamist movement of using to shelter militants.