An Israeli airstrike hit Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, killing at least six people and injuring 20, according to Gaza emergency services. A surgeon was among those killed.

Israel confirmed the strike and said it targeted a senior Hamas member and other members of the group’s armed wing whom it said were at the hospital. Israel alleged that Hamas had used the hospital complex as a military command centre, but provided no evidence and the allegation could not be independently verified.