Egypt and world politics brief
Palestinian officials: Six killed, including a doctor and a child, in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital
An RE brief based on a story published by CNN Arabic on 13 November 2026.
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Palestinian officials said an Israeli strike hit the surgery department at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza late Wednesday, killing at least 6 people and injuring 40. The Israeli military said it targeted Mohammed Abu Ismail, the Khan Younis Brigade commander in Hamas, and others inside the hospital; the report did not confirm whether Abu Ismail was killed.
Key numbers
- at least 6 people
- killed in the strike
- 40 people
- injured in the attack
- 52 years
- Dr. Rizq Abu Shaira's age
- 13 years
- age of the boy killed
- 250 pounds
- weight of the bomb cited
- more than 1400 people
- killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, according to the UN