On Monday, Israel twice struck Nasser hospital, the last functioning public hospital in southern Gaza<\/a>. Witnesses said the second strike came just as rescue crews and journalists arrived to evacuate the wounded 15 minutes after the first bombing, killing first responders and media workers.<\/p>\n The \u201cdouble-tap\u201d strike killed journalists working for Reuters, Associated Press and Al Jazeera, as well as independent journalists. It drew global condemnation. All three publications issued statements mourning the journalists, and urged Israel to look into the killings.<\/p>\n Graph showing journalists killed in Palestine compared with in the rest of the world<\/a><\/p>\n The office of the Israeli prime minister said it \u201cdeeply regrets the tragic mishap\u201d that happened at the hospital and that the Israeli military was conducting an investigation.<\/p>\n On Tuesday, the Israeli military released what it said was the initial results of its investigation.<\/p>\n The military claimed that soldiers were aiming to destroy a camera in the Nasser hospital area used by Hamas to surveil the Israeli army. It further claimed that six of those killed in the strike were \u201cterrorists\u201d.<\/p>\n The statement, however, failed to address basic questions, primarily why Israel conducted a double-tap strike on medics and journalists and if anyone would be held accountable for the killing of civilians.<\/p>\n The UN spokesperson urged Israel to ensure the outcome of its investigation led to accountability, referring to recent Israeli military investigations that were closed without resolution.<\/p>\n \u201cThe Israeli authorities have, in the past, announced investigations in such killings \u2026 We haven\u2019t seen results or accountability measures yet. We have yet to see the results of these investigations and we call for accountability and justice,\u201d said Kheetan.<\/p>\n A report published by Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) <\/a>this month showed that 88% of Israel\u2019s investigations into war crime allegations in Gaza were shut down or left unresolved. Among the unresolved inquiries are investigations into the killing of at least 112 Palestinians waiting for flour in Gaza City in February 2024 and an airstrike that killed 45 Palestinians in a tent encampment in southern Gaza in May 2024.<\/p>\n Researchers at AOAV said the statistics suggested that Israel was trying to create a \u201cpattern of impunity\u201d in the overwhelming majority of cases where severe wrongdoing by Israeli soldiers was alleged.<\/p>\n The Israeli military maintains that it has robust internal processes for when there is a suspicion of a violation of the law.<\/p>\n![\"Journalists](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/1756258868_869_2018.jpg\")
Journalists among 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital \u2013 video<\/p>\n