Four journalists working for international press outlets including the Associated Press, Reuters, and Al Jazeera, were killed on Monday by an Israeli strike on the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza Strip.

Israel struck Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip, killing at least 20 people, including five journalists. Cameraman Hussam al-Masri, a Reuters contractor, was killed near a live broadcasting position just below the roof of the hospital in Khan Younis in an initial strike, Palestinian officials said.

"We are devastated to learn of the death of Reuters contractor Hussam al-Masri and injuries to another of our contractors, Hatem Khaled, in Israeli strikes," a Reuters spokesperson said. IDF Chief of Staff Lt.