Israeli airstrike kills Palestinian journalist, Hassan Aslih inside Gaza hospital
Hassan Aslih, was receiving treatment for injuries from a previous strike when a drone targeted the hospital's emergency and surgical departments.
The strike killed at least one other person and injured more than a dozen, according to aid group Médecins Sans Frontières.
The Israel Defense Forces confirmed it had conducted a 'targeted strike on key terrorists' at the hospital but did not name Aslih.
The military has accused Hamas of operating command centers inside medical facilities, including Nasser Hospital.
Hamas denies using hospitals for military purposes.
Aslih had been hospitalized for nearly a month after being wounded in an April strike on the same facility, which killed another journalist, Helmi al-Faqawi.
The Israeli military has previously accused Aslih of involvement in the October 7 Hamas-led attack on Israel, citing footage he published from inside Israeli territory.
Gaza's media office has denied these allegations, calling them unfounded and politically motivated.
Aslih was a freelance journalist who worked with local and international outlets and had a significant social media following for his coverage of the conflict.
Later the same day, an Israeli airstrike hit Gaza European Hospital in southern Gaza, killing at least 16 and injuring 70, according to local health authorities.
The IDF claimed it was targeting a Hamas command center located beneath the hospital. Hamas denies this.
The United Nations human rights office has condemned repeated Israeli strikes on and near hospitals, warning they could constitute war crimes.
Aid organizations, including Médecins Sans Frontières, have called for an end to attacks on medical infrastructure.
The death toll among journalists in the conflict continues to rise.
According to the International Federation of Journalists, at least 160 journalists and media workers have been killed since the war began.
A report from Brown University's Watson Institute places the toll at over 232, calling it the deadliest conflict for journalists in history.
Gaza's media office puts the number even higher and accuses Israel of deliberately targeting media personnel — allegations Israel denies.
Since the October 7 attacks, Israel's military response has killed more than 52,000 Palestinians, according to Gaza's health ministry, and devastated much of the territory's infrastructure.
A blockade on aid since March 2 has pushed the region to the brink of famine.
A UN-backed food security monitor and the World Health Organization have warned that the situation poses a long-term threat to an entire generation in Gaza due to hunger and malnutrition.
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