Israeli forces bombed Gaza’s Nasser Hospital on Monday—twice—killing at least 20 people, including five journalists and emergency workers, according to Gaza health officials and international press outlets.

THE DETAILS: The first strike hit the upper floors of the hospital, killing two. As journalists and medics rushed to help, Israel launched a second strike on the stairwell, killing 18 more—including AP journalist Mariam Dagga, who days earlier had reported on starving children at the same facility.

Reuters also confirmed one of its reporters died while filming a live shot. Video shows journalists climbing stairs to the site before a massive explosion cut the footage. Around 80 more people were wounded.

BIG PICTURE: This attack adds to a horrifying trend. Since October 2023, Israel has killed at least 189 Palestinian journalists and more than 1,500 health workers, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists and the U.N.

Hospitals—protected under international law—have been repeatedly bombed.

Israel called the hospital massacre a “tragic mishap,” claiming it was targeting a Hamas camera on the roof. But press outlets note reporters had long used the same rooftop for live shots.

PRESS UNDER ATTACK: The Associated Press and Reuters demanded an explanation, writing: “We are outraged that independent journalists were among the victims.” The Foreign Press Association urged Israel to stop “its abhorrent practice of targeting journalists.”

International leaders condemned the strike. Trump offered little more than a shrug. First saying he “wasn’t aware” of the attack, Trump later downplayed it and mused vaguely about a “conclusive ending” in Gaza. Translation: he’s greenlighting more bloodshed.

THE HUMAN TOLL: The Gaza Health Ministry says that at least 62,000 Palestinians have been killed since the genocide began, half of them women and children.

Doctors inside Nasser Hospital described “chaos, disbelief and fear” as patients with IV drips were dragged across blood-soaked hallways.

WHY IT MATTERS: Bombing hospitals and killing journalists isn’t just a “mishap.” It’s a war crime. And as Trump signals tacit approval, America’s credibility on human rights erodes further—while ordinary Palestinians pay the ultimate price.

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