Bombing a hospital is a war crime. Targeting journalists is a war crime. Doing both in full view of the world is not only criminal—it’s strategically reckless and morally bankrupt. The footage, the names, the affiliations—Reuters, Al Jazeera, AP—are all documented. This wasn’t collateral damage. It was a message. And it’s being heard.
Prime Minister Netanyahu issued a formal apology, calling the double strike on Gaza’s Nasser Hospital a “tragic mishap.” His statement, released in English and posted on social media, emphasized that Israel “deeply regrets” the incident and claimed that the military is conducting a thorough investigation. However, the apology has drawn widespread skepticism and condemnation, with critics pointing to the visibility of the press vests and the timing of the second strike as evidence of deliberate targeting.
Reuters and AP did issue a joint letter demanding answers from Israel, calling the strike “outrageous” and raising concerns about deliberate targeting of live feeds. Meanwhile, a Canadian photojournalist Valerie Zink resigned from Reuters after eight years, publicly accusing the agency of failing to protest the killing of journalists in Gaza with sufficient clarity or conviction.