Gaza officials say that four of the 15 journalists were killed in the Israeli strike in the hospital

At least 15 people, including four journalists working in the international media, were reported in an Israeli strike in a hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

Reuters photographer and Associated Press journalist were among those who were killed in the attack at Nasser Hospital. He stated that the last journalist worked on the island.

The Hamas civil defense said that many people were killed in an initial blow, and others in a second that happened when rescuers attended the scene.

The Israeli army and the Prime Minister’s office said they had no immediate comment.

In a video of the scene, a doctor stands at the entrance to what is the main hospital in southern Gaza, with blood stained clothes to show journalists in the wake of the first strike. Suddenly there is an explosion, sending people running to the cover while breaking the glass. A man is seen in the explosion trying to pull himself into safety.

In other shots, white and gray smoke can be seen as an upward level of the hospital where the damage is clear. Abroad, people run and scream in chaos, where ambulances can be heard.

Reuters news agency said that her photographer, Mamama Al -Masry, was among the dead. The Associated Press (AP) said that Maryam Daga, an independent journalist for which she was killed, was also killed. AP said he was “shocked and saddened” from the death of 33 years old.

It is said that others were Muhammad Salama working on the island, and the photographer is Muath Abu Taha. The American television network NBC said that Tha is not working for it, as it was initially reported.

The Civil Defense said that 15 people were killed, including one of its members, according to Agence France -Presse News Agency.

The Monday’s attack comes two weeks after six journalists, including four from the island, were He was killed in an Israeli targeted attack Near the Shiva Hospital in Gaza City.

the The United Nations Human Rights Office condemned the attackShe described it as a serious breach of international law.

The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that it had targeted Annas al -Sharif, the prominent Al -Jazeera correspondent, who claimed that he was “served as head of a terrorist cell in Hamas.”

The CPJ, a leading body that enhances the freedom of the press, said that Israel has failed to provide evidence to support its allegations.