BREAKING: Israel strike on Gaza hospital kills fifteen people including journalists

At least fifteen people, including five journalists, have been killed after an Israeli airstrike on a hospital in southern Gaza.

The Gaza health ministry said in a statement that there had been two strikes - the first on the fourth floor of the Nasser Hospital, while the second blast came as ambulance crews attempted to retrieve the injured and dead. A number of journalists are reported to be among the dead, including an Al Jazeera reporter.

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