An Israeli military strike killed six people and wounded approximately twenty others at a medical complex in southern Gaza on Thursday, according to civil defense officials.
The attack hit a building inside the Nasser Medical Complex, situated west of Khan Younis. Emergency responders recovered the bodies of the dead and more than twenty wounded individuals from the site, the Gaza Strip’s civil defense agency stated.
Mahmoud Bassal, spokesperson for the civil defense, confirmed the rising casualty figures to reporters. Officials at Nasser Hospital also issued a statement verifying the six deaths resulting from the military action.
When questioned about the incident, a spokesperson for the Israeli military stated that officials were checking for information regarding the event.
The strike occurred amid ongoing violence following a ceasefire that took effect in October 2025. That agreement followed two years of war, which began with an attack by the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas against Israel on October 7, 2023. Both Israel and Hamas have accused each other of violating the terms of the October 2025 ceasefire.
Earlier, on Tuesday, local emergency services reported that Israeli forces killed seven people in the Gaza Strip, including a 13-year-old boy. The Israeli military stated that those operations targeted military operatives.
The Gaza Ministry of Health reports that more than 1,590 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began. The United Nations considers the ministry’s casualty figures reliable.
During the same timeframe, the Israeli military has recorded the deaths of seven soldiers and one civilian contractor.
