UN, UK, France, and Germany leaders condemn Israeli strikes on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, which killed 20, including journalists, calling for an impartial investigation and ceasefire.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel deeply regretted what he described as the “tragic mishap” that occurred at Khan Yunis’s Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza on Monday.
The Israeli strike killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.
“Our war is with Hamas terrorists. Our just goals are defeating Hamas and bringing our hostages home,” Netanyahu said.
World leaders, including those from the UN, UK, France, and Germany, condemned the Israeli strikes.
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres strongly condemned the killing of Palestinians in Israeli strikes, and called for a prompt, impartial investigation, spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
Crowds gather in the aftermath of an Israeli strike on Khan Yunis’s Nasser Hospital, August 25, 2025. (credit: AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES)
“The Secretary-General recalls that civilians, including medical personnel and journalists, must be respected and protected at all times. He calls for a prompt, impartial investigation into these killings,” Dujarric told reporters.
British Foreign Secretary David Lammy said that he was horrified after Israel struck the hospital, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists.
“Horrified by Israel’s attack on Nasser hospital. Civilians, healthcare workers and journalists must be protected. We need an immediate ceasefire,” Lammy said in a post on X/Twitter.
The IDF acknowledged striking the area of Nasser Hospital and said that IDF Chief of Staff Lt.-Gen. Eyal Zamir had ordered an inquiry. It added that it “does not target journalists as such.”
French President Emmanuel Macron referred to the strikes as “intolerable.”
The German Foreign Ministry said it was shocked by the killing of several journalists, emergency responders, and civilians.
“The attack must be investigated,” the ministry wrote in a post on X.
UN Special Rapporteur on Palestine Francesca Albanese reposted a picture of a camera allegedly belonging to one of the journalists killed. The original post referred to the camera as the “weapon Israel fears the most.”
“This camera should be exhibited one day in the Genocide Memorial built in memory of the innumerable victims of Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Shame on all journalists not raising their voice against the massacre of their brave Palestinian colleagues while documenting the genocide,” Albanese commented.
Who were the journalists killed?
Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, one of the journalists killed in the strikes, was a contractor for Reuters. Photographer Hatem Khaled, also a Reuters contractor, was wounded.
The officials in Gaza named the three other journalists as Mariam Abu Dagga, who the Associated Press said freelanced for the AP and other outlets since the start of the Gaza conflict; Mohammed Salama, who Qatar-based Al Jazeera said worked for the broadcaster; and Moaz Abu Taha. A rescue worker was also among those killed, the health officials added.
