Israel killed six Hamas members in hospital strike, says US envoy to UN

By Michelle Nichols

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -Israel's military has concluded six Hamas members were killed in a strike on Nasser hospital in the south of the Gaza Strip on Monday, acting U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Dorothy Shea told the Security Council on Wednesday.

The Israeli strike killedat least 20 people including journalists who worked for Reuters, the Associated Press, Al Jazeera and other outlets.

"The IDF concluded six Hamas members – one of whom had participated in the October 7th attacks – were killed when the IDF struck the site Hamas was using to monitor troops at the hospital," Shea said.

"We note the prompt nature of this investigation and response and call on this council to condemn the continued use of civilian infrastructure by Hamas," she said.

Danon Israel’s U.N. Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters before the council meeting on Wednesday: “We're still looking into the details of that incident, and so that in the next few days we will have more information about that.”

“Our goal is to fight terrorists, not journalists, not anyone who is not involved in terrorism,” he said.

(Reporting by Michelle Nichols; Editing by Cynthia Osterman)