{
  "id": 19604295,
  "title": "Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills surgeon and at least five others",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/12/israeli-strike-on-gaza-hospital-kills-surgeon-and-at-least-five-others",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-11-12T05:29:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/11/12/israeli-strike-on-gaza-hospital-kills-surgeon-and-at-least-five-others/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "An Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza on Thursday claimed the lives of at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon, and left around 20 others injured. The attack targeted the surgery department on the second floor of the Al Yasin building within the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, resulting in significant damage. The Israeli military has not yet commented on the incident. Dr. Rezik Abushira, the surgeon, was identified among the casualties, according to medics who reported images of collapsed ceilings, dangling cables, and debris scattered across damaged rooms within the hospital. This tragedy follows a series of Israeli strikes across Gaza on Tuesday, which claimed at least seven more lives, including Fadi Rajab and his 13-year-old son, Abubakr, who were killed when an airstrike hit a displacement shelter in Gaza City's Zeitoun neighborhood. A third Palestinian was killed in an attack near a school in Gaza City's Daraj neighborhood. Additional fatalities occurred later in the day when three Palestinians were killed in a strike on a metal foundry in the Sabra neighborhood, and one more was killed by Israeli gunfire in Khan Younis. The ongoing conflict is taking place amidst ongoing disagreements regarding a US-brokered ceasefire that went into effect in October 2025, aiming for the eventual reconstruction of Gaza. Negotiations have been stalled over Hamas’s disarmament and an Israeli military withdrawal. Israel currently controls approximately two-thirds of the territory, with residents being ordered to evacuate areas under its control. Since the ceasefire began, at least 1,600 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks, according to Gaza health officials. Israel reports that four of its soldiers have been killed during the same period. Over 74,000 Palestinians have been killed since Israel’s military offensive began in October 2023, as per Palestinian authorities. The offensive followed the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel, which resulted in about 1,200 fatalities.",
  "summary": "An Israeli air strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip killed at least six Palestinians, including a surgeon, and wounded about 20 others early on Thursday. Gaza Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said the early morning strike hit the surgery department on the second floor of Al Yasin building inside Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, causing extensive damage. The Israeli military…",
  "key_points": [
    "Israeli airstrike kills surgeon and five others at Gaza hospital",
    "Surgeon Dr. Rezik Abushira among casualties in Al Yasin building",
    "Attack follows series of Israeli strikes in Gaza since Tuesday"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Strikes on medical facilities and civilian infrastructure signal a breakdown in the stability of the US-brokered ceasefire as negotiations over disarmament and military withdrawal remain stalled.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}