İSRAİL forces launched an airstrike against Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunus on Thursday striking the five-story surgical building while an existing ceasefire remained in place. The attack killed six people, including a surgeon.
Missiles Strike Nasser Hospital Surgical Department
Two missiles pierced the roof of the surgical department at Nasser Hospital, rendering the critical unit inoperable and injuring approximately 30 people. The strike killed surgeon Rezik Abushira, who had been documented working alongside visiting American doctors in the 2026 documentary “American Doctor”. The casualties included a child and a doctor, according to reports.
The Israeli military asserted that it targeted a Hamas commander and claimed the complex was used as a command center, an accusation that Hamas denied.
Additional violence occurred across Gaza as the military actions continued. In the Tuffah neighborhood east of Gaza, Israeli artillery fire resulted in the death of 45-year-old Ekrem Sadi Hasaneyn, while a Palestinian woman and her son sustained injuries.
In a separate assault by Israeli soldiers in the southwest of Khan Yunus, 36-year-old Remzi Nebil Ebu Teyn lost his life and five others were wounded. In the Mevasi area tent camp, a woman suffered a neck injury from a strike, and further artillery attacks targeted the Gaza Valley Bridge and the Gaza coastline.
Eighteen Nations Condemn Israel Airstrike on Nasser Hospital
Foreign ministers from 18 nations, including Turkey, Qatar, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Pakistan, Algeria, Djibouti, Saudi Arabia, Sudan, Somali, Oman, Palestine, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Egypt, and Mauritania, issued a joint statement on November 14, 2026, condemning the hospital strike.
“condemns in the strongest terms the airstrike launched by Israel on Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunus, which resulted in the deaths and injuries of patients and medical personnel, in flagrant violation of international humanitarian law that affords special protection to health facilities and their workers.”
Foreign Ministers of Turkey and 17 nations, Joint Statement
The ministers said that the attack violated international humanitarian law and undermined security and stability efforts under Donald Trump’s Gaza Peace Plan. They called on Israel to fulfill its obligations under the Sharm el-Sheikh Agreement, Trump’s Comprehensive Plan, and United Nations Security Council Resolution 2803 (2025) without imposing additional conditions on humanitarian access.
The Ensarullah Political Bureau also condemned the hospital attack, while criticizing campaigns led by the United States and Saudi Arabia against the Hezbollah Brigades in Iraq.
Turkish Officials Respond to the Attack
Turkish officials condemned the operation, with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that the bombing constituted a grave breach of international law. AK Party Spokesperson Ömer Çelik issued a severe rebuke of the military action.
“The network of genocide in Israel has once again shown that it is an enemy of humanity and peace. The massacre of innocent people and healthcare workers performing their duties in surgical gowns by this network targeting Nasser Hospital in Gaza from the air is a barbarism hostile to humanity”
Ömer Çelik, AK Party Spokesperson
TBMM Speaker Numan Kurtulmuş also condemned the strike, stating that targeting the hospital trampled human dignity and defied international law.
Demands from Regional Leaders and the Peace Council
The Peace Council, established by Donald Trump to oversee the Gaza ceasefire plan, stated on November 12, 2026, that the tragic loss of life at Nasser Hospital demonstrated the immediate necessity of implementing the comprehensive peace plan. However, Hamas criticized the Peace Council’s statement for incorporating claims that the hospital was used for military purposes, arguing that the approach shifted responsibility onto the victims.
Palestinian Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeyne held the Israeli government responsible for the escalation and called on the United States administration to intervene against what he termed “the curbing of usurper terror”. Abu Rudeyne said that these ongoing activities in both the Gaza Strip and the West Bank threaten to drive the entire region toward a deeper state of instability.
“The ministers call upon the United States and the Peace Council, within the framework of their assumed roles, to intensify their efforts to preserve the credibility of the agreements and to consolidate the ceasefire by ensuring that Israel fully implements these commitments and that all restrictions on the entry of humanitarian aid are lifted.”
Joint Statement, Foreign Ministers of Turkey and 17 Nations