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KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces killed 22 people, including five journalists, in two consecutive strikes on Gaza's largest functioning hospital, drawing global condemnation and prompting a rare admission of regret by the Israeli government.

The death toll from the strikes was confirmed by Nasser Hospital's morgue to NPR.

The journalists worked for several international outlets, including The Associated Press, Reuters and Al Jazeera's Arabic news channel. They were killed by strikes on the fourth floor open stairwell of the Nasser Hospital building Monday morning, where they were standing along with first responders and medical staff.

The first strike took place around 10 a.m. when Hussam al-Masri, a cameraman for the Reute

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