A New York Times investigation into Israel’s airstrikes on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on August 25 casts serious doubt on Tel Aviv’s justification for the attack.
The hospital was struck twice, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists working for international outlets. Video evidence analyzed by the Times shows that the first strike hit multiple locations, including an outdoor staircase used by Reuters and Associated Press reporters to livestream the scene.
Israel claimed its forces were targeting “a Hamas-operated camera” but offered no explanation for the second strike 15 minutes later.
“An analysis of video evidence and footage from the scene raises questions about what they [Israel] were targeting to begin with and why they launched a second attack that killed first responders and more journalists,” the NYT said.
Footage captured the chaotic scene, showing journalists and first responders in safety vests carrying out rescue operations with no visible military threat. The Times said Israel’s “double-tap” strike deliberately targeted first responders and journalists.
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu described the attack as a “tragic mishap,” but offered no explanation or accountability.
Israeli military sources later told Israel’s Channel 14 that the strike targeted a Hamas “terror headquarters,” threatening that any location associated with fighters, including hospitals, would become a legitimate target.
The Israeli military attacked the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza after foreign medics were made to leave, an international volunteer doctor says. Human rights experts warn that hospitals and journalists are fully protected under the International Law of Armed Conflict, and any exception requires exceptionally high proof.
On Monday, the International Association of Genocide Scholars (IAGS) said Israel’s actions in Gaza meet the legal criteria for genocide, citing the systematic targeting of civilians and essential infrastructure.
[ SOURCE: PRESS TV and NEWS AGENCIES ] FOTO: Mourners carry the body of a Palestinian photojournalist killed in an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital, during his funeral in Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip on August 25, 2025.
[ SOURCE: PRESS TV and NEWS AGENCIES ]
