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| Four journalists among 15 dead in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say | Four journalists among 15 dead in Israeli strike on hospital, Gaza officials say |
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| At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. | At least 15 people, including four journalists working for the international media, are reported to have been killed in an Israeli strike on a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip. |
| A Reuters cameraman and an Associated Press journalist were among those killed in the attack at Nasser Hospital. Another journalist is reported to have worked for Al Jazeera. | |
| Several people were killed in an initial strike, and others in a second which happened as rescuers attended the scene, the Hamas-run Civil Defence said. | Several people were killed in an initial strike, and others in a second which happened as rescuers attended the scene, the Hamas-run Civil Defence said. |
| The Israeli military and the prime minister's office said they had no immediate comment. | The Israeli military and the prime minister's office said they had no immediate comment. |
| Pictures from the scene show grey smoke billowing from an upper level where damage is apparent, at what is the main hospital in southern Gaza. | Pictures from the scene show grey smoke billowing from an upper level where damage is apparent, at what is the main hospital in southern Gaza. |
| Outside, people are running and shouting amid chaos, as ambulance horns can be heard. | Outside, people are running and shouting amid chaos, as ambulance horns can be heard. |
| In one video, as a doctor holds up bloodied clothes to show journalists, there is another strike. | In one video, as a doctor holds up bloodied clothes to show journalists, there is another strike. |
| Reuters news agency said its cameraman, Husam al-Masri, was among those killed. The Associated Press (AP) said Mariam Dagga, a freelance journalist working for it, was also killed. AP said it was "shocked and saddened" by the 33-year-old's death. | |
| The others are said to have been Mohammed Salameh working for Al Jazeera, and photographer Muath Abu Taha, employed by the American TV Network NBC. | The others are said to have been Mohammed Salameh working for Al Jazeera, and photographer Muath Abu Taha, employed by the American TV Network NBC. |
| The Civil Defence said 15 people were killed, including one of its members, AFP news agency reported. | The Civil Defence said 15 people were killed, including one of its members, AFP news agency reported. |
| Monday's attack comes two weeks after six journalists, including four from Al Jazeera, were killed in an Israeli targeted attack near al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. | |
| The UN's human rights office condemned the attack, calling it a grave breach of international law. | |
| The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had targeted Anas al-Sharif, a prominent Al Jazeera reporter, alleging he had "served as the head of a terrorist cell in Hamas". | |
| The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), a leading body which promotes press freedom, said Israel had failed to provide evidence to back up its allegations. |