Security
IDF strikes Nasser Hospital; Khan Younis brigade commander was the target
According to a report on an IDF and Shin Bet statement, Hamas's Khan Younis brigade commander was targeted in a room at Nasser Hospital. The security agencies allege military use of the compound. Reports from Gaza said at least six people were killed and more than twenty wounded; the commander's fate was not separately confirmed. Photo: Reuters, hospital scene.
· Photo: Reuters, hospital scene
According to N12, reporting an IDF and Shin Bet statement, a room at Nasser Hospital was struck overnight Wednesday into Thursday. The target was the commander of Hamas's Khan Younis brigade.
According to the report, Shin Bet located the commander's room on an upper floor of a building in the compound. The IDF said it used a precision munition with a small warhead intended to limit damage nearby.
The IDF and Shin Bet alleged that Hamas used the compound for military purposes, including detention and interrogation facilities, weapons storage and command rooms. These are the security agencies' claims as reported.
Reports from Gaza cited in the article said at least six people were killed and more than twenty injured. Damage to the surgical department was also described. No separate confirmation of the brigade commander's death was provided.
Source: N12
