Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6, and other Mideast news

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An Israeli airstrike on a Gaza hospital killed six people and wounded at least a dozen more early Thursday, according to health authorities

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Israel struck a hospital early Thursday in the Gaza Strip, killing six people and wounding at least a dozen others. Health authorities said a doctor was among the six people killed.

In France, authorities barred an Israeli politician from entering the country because of his work as a prominent settler leader in the occupied West Bank.

Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Thursday. Read our full coverage here.

The strike targeted the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, killing six people and wounding at least a dozen more, Gaza’s Health Ministry said. It said the strike hit the hospital’s surgical wing and that a doctor was among the dead. An Associated Press journalist at the scene said that parts of the building’s second floor were destroyed.

The Israeli military said it struck “a senior Hamas terrorist” and other militants, without providing evidence.

Nasser Hospital in the city of Khan Younis is one of the few functioning medical facilities left in Gaza, whose healthcare infrastructure has been decimated by a yearslong war. Israel accuses Hamas and its allies of using hospitals as cover for military activity.

Israeli forces have previously targeted the Nasser Hospital, including an attack in 2025 that killed five journalists — among them AP contributor Mariam Dagga.

Yossi Dagan, a prominent Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank and member of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Likud party, said authorities denied him permission to enter France after he flew to Charles de Gaulle International Airport.

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