Five journalists among 20 killed in Israeli strike on Gaza medical centre

ISRAEL was last night condemned for a double missile strike on a Gaza hospital that killed at least 20 people, including five journalists.

- By Giles Sheldrick

Hamas officials said the assault hit the fourth floor of Nasser Hospital - the enclave’s main medical facility.

Cameraman Hossam al-Masri, who worked for Reuters, was killed in the first blast. Colleague, photographer Hatem Khaled, was wounded in a second strike.

Witnesses claimed the second strike happened as emergency services and journalists arrived after the initial attack. A Reuters live video feed from the hospital, which was being operated by al-Masri, was cut off at the moment of the initial blast.