Six people died during an Israeli strike on the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Younis, according to tg24.sky.it.
The Thursday raid left roughly 20 others wounded, as emergency crews pulled victims from a medical building within the facility. The Israeli military confirmed the operation, stating that troops targeted a high-ranking Hamas commander and other militants from the group’s military wing operating inside the hospital.
Palestinian sources identified one of the dead as Mourad Abu Zurifa. According to the same sources, a surgeon also lost his life in the raid against the hospital.
The hospital strike coincides with a directive from Israel’s security cabinet ordering the military to step up preparations for a potential new attack on Iran, La Stampa reported, citing public broadcaster Kan. Forces have been placed on maximum alert following the order.
Leader of the Yashar party Gadi Eisenkot urged the prime minister to exercise restraint in a formal letter, calling on him to avoid “mosse pericolose” and “dimostrare responsabilità nazionale”, while exercising “moderazione”.
“Sei a capo di un governo di transizione che non gode più della fiducia della Knesset: solo 46 membri della Knesset sostengono ancora la tua permanenza in carica come primo ministro,” wrote Gadi Eisenkot, leader of Yashar, in a letter to the prime minister reported by La Stampa.
Eisenkot warned against deploying security forces without an immediate, unavoidable threat. “Il dispiegamento delle forze di sicurezza in assenza di una minaccia diretta e immediata che non possa essere rimandata potrebbe avere conseguenze devastanti per la democrazia israeliana e per la fiducia dei cittadini nelle istituzioni governative,” Eisenkot wrote, as detailed by La Stampa.
Six people were killed and approximately 20 others were wounded when an Israeli strike hit a building in the Nasser hospital complex in Khan Younis on Thursday, according to figures released by Gaza’s civil protection agency and reported by tg24.sky.it.
The military stated it targeted a senior Hamas operative along with other members of the group’s military wing. Palestinian sources identified one of the deceased individuals as Mourad Abu Zurifa.
Benjamin Netanyahu leads a transitional government after his coalition lost its parliamentary majority during the October elections, leaving only 46 Knesset members supporting his current tenure, as reported by La Stampa.
Following the loss of the parliamentary majority, Eisenkot was given the opportunity to form a new government, while Likud launched a campaign to block a potential agreement between Eisenkot and Arab parties, featuring phrases such as “È vietato formare un governo pericoloso” and “con i sostenitori del terrorismo di Ra’am e della Lista Unita!”, as stated by the leader of Ra’am.
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