Palestinian Journalists Syndicate says Hamas assaulted journalists at Gaza hospital
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate has released a statement condemning Hamas security forces for assaulting journalists at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis.
The group called for an “urgent and transparent investigation”.
“This blatant attack represents a flagrant violation of press freedom and threatens the safety of journalists who were covering the critical humanitarian and health conditions of displaced persons, the injured, and the martyrs amid the ongoing Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip,” the statement said.
The statement also emphasised “the need to facilitate the sacred mission journalists perform in conveying the truth and defending the causes of their people, especially in light of their repeated targeting by the Israeli occupation”.
At least 42 people die in 24 hours at Nasser Medical Complex
The Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis has announced at least 42 deaths as Gaza’s health system continues to reel under relentless strain.
According to hospital data over a 24-hour period on Sunday, more than 2,000 people sought care at the facility in southern Gaza. They included 424 patients at the central emergency room, 494 children at the paediatric emergency ward and nearly 600 visitors to the outpatient clinic.
The hospital, already under severe pressure, continues to operate with limited supplies, exhausted staff and fuel shortages.
Schoolchildren injured in Israeli attack in central Gaza
Amid ongoing attacks across Gaza, Israeli forces have targeted a food kitchen next to the Al-Janane al-Haditha kindergarten in central Gaza, according to Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor.
In a separate video posted on X, parents are seen frantically taking their scared and crying children out of the school building. One child is seen covered in dust and blood following the attack.
Gaza war death toll hits 59,000
The Palestinian Health Ministry is reporting that Israeli attacks across Gaza since the start of the war in October 2023 have killed at least 59,029 people and wounded 142,135.
Over the latest 24-hour reporting period, 134 bodies, including four recovered bodies, and 1,155 wounded people have been brought to hospitals.
Since dawn, Israeli attacks across Gaza have killed at least 34 people, including 20 in northern Gaza and Gaza City, medical sources told Al Jazeera. Among the dead were four people killed while trying to get aid.
At least 1,021 people have been killed at GHF sites and more than 6,511 wounded, the Health Ministry added.
