Benjamin Netanyahu has said an Israeli strike on a hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed 20 people, including five journalists, was a 'tragic mishap'.
In the incident, Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip, and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said.
It was among the deadliest of several Israeli strikes that have hit both hospitals and journalists over the course of the 22-month war sparked by Hamas' attack on October 7 2023, and the attack came as Israel plans to widen its offensive to heavily populated areas.
Netanyahu said that Israel 'values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians', and that the military is investigating the deadly incident.
The first strike hit a top floor of a building at Nasser Hospital in the southern city of Khan Younis.
