(CNN) — More than a dozen Palestinians were killed in a pair of Israeli strikes on a hospital in southern Gaza , according to the Nasser Medical Complex, including journalists from multiple outlets.
The Palestinian Ministry of Health said at least 20 people were killed in the attack on Monday, with many more injured.
Israel carried out back-to-back strikes on the hospital in Khan Younis separated by only a matter of minutes, the ministry said. The “double-tap” hits killed journalists, health workers, and emergency response crews who had rushed to the scene after the initial attack, the Nasser Hospital said.
Dr. Mohammad Saqer, a Nasser Hospital spokesman and head of nursing, said that five journalists and four health workers had died.
The journalists killed include Mohammad Salama,