UN Chief Condemns Deadly Israeli Airstrike on Gaza's Nasser Hospital, 21 Killed

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August 26, 2025 | 03:17 pm

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has powerfully condemned the Israeli airstrike that struck Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis, Gaza, connected Monday, August 25, 2025. The onslaught claimed the lives of astatine slightest 21 people, including aesculapian workers and journalists.

According to Al Jazeera, Israel carried retired a double-tap onslaught connected the infirmary complex. The archetypal rocket deed the precocious floors of 1 of the buildings. Minutes later, arsenic journalists and rescue teams successful orangish jackets rushed to assist, a 2nd projectile struck the location, sidesplitting rescuers and reporters.

Among those killed were Mohammad Salama (Al Jazeera); Hussam al-Masri (Reuters); Mariam Abu Daqqa (freelancer for AP); Ahmed Abu Aziz (Middle East Eye); and Moaz Abu Taha, a freelance writer for respective planetary outlets including NBC. Several aesculapian workers and volunteers besides mislaid their lives.

UN Condemnation and Call for Investigation

The Secretary-General powerfully condemns the sidesplitting of Palestinians contiguous successful Israeli strikes that deed Nasser Hospital successful Khan Younis. Those killed, successful summation to civilians, included aesculapian unit and journalist,” said Stéphane Dujarric, UNSG spokesperson.

Guterres reiterated the extortion of "civilians, including aesculapian unit and journalists. He besides has called for a punctual and impartial investigation, highlighting that “medical unit and journalists indispensable beryllium capable to execute their indispensable duties without interference, intimidation, oregon harm, successful afloat accordance with planetary humanitarian law.”

International and Local Reactions

The Nasser Hospital onslaught is 1 of the deadliest attacks connected hospitals and media unit during Israel’s astir two-year violative successful Gaza. Israel’s enlargement of subject operations into densely populated areas, including Gaza City, has further endangered civilians.

The onslaught drew planetary criticism. France, Germany, and the UK called for an investigation, portion the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate described it arsenic an onslaught aimed astatine terrorizing journalists and suppressing sum of Israeli actions.

UN Special Rapporteur Francesca Albanese condemned the soundlessness of galore planetary journalists implicit the killings of their Palestinian colleagues.

On X (formerly Twitter), arsenic reported by Anadolu, she called the recovered camera from the onslaught a awesome of absorption and suggested it should beryllium displayed successful a “Genocide Memorial” to grant Gaza’s victims.

Casualties Among Journalists and Healthcare Workers

According to the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ), astatine slightest 192 journalists person been killed successful Gaza implicit the past 22 months, 189 of whom were Palestinian. The Gaza Government Media Office reports that astatine slightest 244 journalists and media workers person died since the warfare began successful October 2023.

Healthcare workers person besides suffered heavily, with implicit 1,500 deaths attributed to Israeli attacks, according to the UN. The Nasser Hospital incidental follows a caller onslaught that killed 4 Al Jazeera journalists successful Gaza City conscionable 2 weeks earlier.

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