Palestine: MSF condemns Israel’s double strike on Nasser hospital
At least 50 people were injured, and 20 others were killed during the attack including journalists, rescuers, and medical staff.
Jerome Grimaud, MSF emergency coordinator in Gaza, condemns the double Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital in Khan Younès, in the south of the Gaza Strip.
“We denounce in the strongest possible terms Israel’s horrendous attacks on the Nasser medical complex today – the only partially functioning public hospital in the south of Gaza. Israeli forces killed at least 20 people and injured 50 more in consecutive strikes, including healthcare workers, rescuers and journalists. Among them was Mariam Abu Dagga, a freelance photographer who frequently worked with Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). We are heartbroken by her death. Mariam leaves behind a son who must now grow up without his mother. At least four other journalists were also killed today.
Some MSF staff members were forced to shelter in the laboratory as Israel repeatedly struck the building amidst rescue efforts. We are outraged as the Israeli forces continue to attack healthcare workers and journalists with impunity.
These images of MSF’s support at Nasser Hospital were taken for MSF by Mariam Abu Dagga, who was killed in Israel’s August 25, 2025, strike of the hospital. Palestine, 2024. © Mariam Abu Dagga/MSF
For the past 22 months, we have watched as healthcare facilities have been levelled, journalists silenced, and healthcare workers buried beneath the rubble by the Israeli forces. As Israel continues to shun international law, the only witnesses of their genocidal campaign are deliberately being targeted. It must stop now.”
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