The UN has said “there needs to be justice” following Israel’s double strike on a Gaza hospital which killed at least 20 people, as an initial Israeli military probe said the strike had targeted a “camera positioned by Hamas”.<\/p>\n
The Israeli attack on Nasser hospital in Khan Younis on Monday saw an initial strike kill at least one person, a Reuters cameraman who was operating a live TV feed from a staircase on the side of the hospital building. A second strike in the same location about 10 minutes later hit journalists and rescuers who were attending the scene.<\/p>\n
Condemnation of the attack, whose victims included five journalists and four health workers, has been mounting, with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer describing it as “completely indefensible”.<\/p>\n
On Tuesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) released its initial inquiry, which identified several “gaps” for further investigation.<\/p>\n
In its statement, the IDF said it identified a camera positioned by Hamas in the area of the hospital “used to observe the activity of IDF troops”, without providing evidence.<\/p>\n
“The troops operated to remove the threat by striking and dismantling the camera,” the statement said. It alleged that six of those killed were “terrorists”. A military spokesperson later said that journalists working for Reuters and the Associated Press had not been a target.<\/p>\n
The IDF report appears to be a shift in tone from Prime Minister Netanyahu’s statement on Monday evening, which characterised the incident as a “tragic mishap”.<\/p>\n