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.

Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday.

Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more,