TASHKENT, November 12. /Dunyo IA/. At least six Palestinians were killed and around 20 others injured in an Israeli air strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, reports Dunyo IA correspondent, citing the BBC.

According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, the strike hit a building housing the surgical department and intensive care unit. Medical complex director Raed al-Dahshan said the missile penetrated the building vertically, passing through several floors and causing extensive damage. He warned that the death toll could rise due to the severity of some injuries.

The Israeli military said the operation targeted a commander of Hamas’s armed wing and other fighters who, according to Israel, had been using the hospital as a headquarters to plan attacks. Hamas rejected the claims, describing the incident as a war crime and an attempt to justify an attack on a medical facility.

The strike came amid continued Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, despite the ceasefire agreement that has been in effect since October 2025. According to Palestinian sources, seven more people were killed in attacks across the enclave the previous day.

The Nasser Medical Complex is one of the largest hospitals in the Gaza Strip and the main functioning medical facility in Khan Younis, serving around 500,000 residents in southern Gaza. According to local sources, it has been targeted by Israeli strikes several times in recent years.

According to Gaza health authorities, more than 74,650 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks since the beginning of the war. More than 1,620 people have been killed since the ceasefire agreement came into effect in October 2025.