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Palestinians recall aftermath of deadly Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

Palestinians at the scenes of a deadly Israeli attack on the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, recall the horrifying moment when a missile struck the surgery department, killing five people. 

The attack wounded several patients and medical staff and destroyed a large portion of the hospital, forcing the evacuation of an entire department, according to Gaza’s health ministry.

Um Hassan Zorob, a medical staff member at the hospital, told Middle East Eye that she was in an adjacent building when the attack occurred.

"We were just going about our day when the bomb hit the second floor," she said, crying.

"All of them were just patients, lying on the floor, just patients."

Smoke billows after an Israeli air strike hits Nasser hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, on 23 March 2025 (Reuters/Hussam al-Masri)