(Reuters) -The Israeli navy stated it carried out a strike within the space of Nasser hospital in Khan Younis within the Gaza Strip on Monday and that the chief of the overall workers had ordered an inquiry.
Palestinian well being officers stated at the very least 20 folks had been killed within the strike, together with 5 journalists, considered one of whom labored for Reuters.
In an announcement, the Israel Defence Forces stated: “The IDF regrets any hurt to uninvolved people and doesn’t goal journalists as such. The IDF acts to mitigate hurt to uninvolved people as a lot as attainable whereas sustaining the security of IDF troops.”
(Reporting by Jana Choukei, Enhancing by Timothy Heritage)