Israel prepares for possible Iran attack as Tehran warns of retaliation and Gaza hospital strike kills six
Israel has ordered its military to intensify preparations for a possible attack on Iran, as Tehran warns it would retaliate if targeted. The development comes amid heightened regional tensions and uncertainty over whether the confrontation will escalate into direct military action.
In Gaza, an Israeli air strike hit the second floor of Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis without a prior warning or evacuation order, killing six Palestinians and injuring more than 20 others, including patients and medical staff. Most of the victims were patients who had been waiting for days to receive treatment, including people due to undergo surgery the following day. Nasser is the only hospital still operating in Khan Younis and serves at least 500,000 people. Civil Defence teams said they had completed search and inspection operations after the strike.
The attack was reported as the seventh time the hospital has been targeted in the past couple of years. On August 25, 2025, two strikes on the facility killed at least 22 Palestinians, including at least four journalists. Separately, a UN General Assembly committee adopted a draft resolution affirming Palestinian sovereignty over natural resources in the occupied Palestinian territory, including East Jerusalem. It passed by 151 votes to seven, with 11 abstentions.
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