A sudden Israeli air raid at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza region claimed at least six Palestinian lives—including a leading surgeon and a 13-year-old child—with at least 20 Palestinians injured in addition to leaving the main surgery unit of the hospital non-functional, with additional Israeli strikes in other regions of the territory killing four others. According to the Israeli army, the strikes were a response to a leading Hamas commander operating from within the hospital compound, a claim that was refuted by Hamas and strongly criticized by the World Health Organization for violating the sanctity of a medical institution.