At least six dead in an Israeli bombing at the Nasser Hospital in Gaza

BarcelonaAt least six people have died, including one minor, and about thirty more have been injured following the bombardment carried out early this morning by the Israeli army against the Nasser hospital complex in the southern Gaza Strip. As detailed by the center's director, Ahmed Al Farra, in statements to the Efe agency, Israeli forces launched two projectiles against the Al Yasin building. One exploded and caused serious material damage, while the second did not detonate.

The attack occurred despite the ceasefire in effect since October 2025. According to local records, since the entry into force of this truce, Israeli military actions have caused the death of more than 1,600 Palestinians and left 5,878 injured. The Israeli army maintains, without providing evidence, that the operation was aimed at a supposed commander of the Khan Yunis brigade of Hamas, Muhamad Abu Ismail, and also against other militants who, according to the military version, were operating from within the hospital complex. However, the name of Abu Ismail does not appear on the list of the six fatal victims identified after the bombing.

The explosion caused serious damage to critical infrastructure in the compound, affecting elevators, the sewage system, and water and oxygen supplies. Al Farra warned that the hospital was already operating in very precarious conditions and that this new blow severely compromises the assistance capacity of a center that provides coverage to nearly one million people.

This incident adds to a long history of attacks against Nasser Hospital, which has already been hit seven times since the beginning of the Israeli offensive in October 2023. The most recent precedent took place on August 25, 2025, when a double bombing caused about twenty deaths.

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is worsening, especially with the arrival of winter. According to data from the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), 65% of the displaced population, some 1.4 million people, are currently living in tents. The director of Nasser hospital has expressed his concern about the risk of hypothermia, flooding, and outbreaks of infectious diseases, and has warned that the partial destruction of the center makes the situation “even more dangerous and critical”.

These figures are added to the overall toll of more than 74,600 deaths in Gaza since October 2023, within the framework of an offensive that remains under investigation by international justice for a possible crime of genocide.