Israeli strikes on southern Gaza hospital kill 19 people including journalists, hospital says

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel hit southern Gaza’s main hospital with a double missile strike Monday, killing at least 19 people including four journalists, medical officials said.

The first strike hit a top floor of one of the buildings at Nasser Hospital. Minutes later, as journalists and rescue workers in orange vests rushed up an external staircase to the scene, a second missile hit in the same spot, said Dr. Ahmed al-Farra, head of Nasser’s pediatrics department.