The victims on the fourth floor of Nasser Hospital died when one missile hit and was followed in the same spot by another missile moments later as rescue crews arrived, the health ministry said.

Khan Younis’ Nasser Hospital, the largest in southern Gaza, has withstood raids and bombardment throughout 22 months of war, with officials warning of critical shortages of supplies and staff.

Among the those killed were five journalists including 33-year-old Mariam Dagga, a broadcast journalist who had worked for The Associated Press since the start of the war.

Ms Dagga was a freelancer who recently reported on Nasser Hospital doctors struggling to save children with no prior health issues who were dying or wasting away from starvation. Al Jazeera and Reuters also confirmed their journalists an

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