One year on, no accountability for journalists killed in Gaza hospital strikes

A year has passed since Israeli strikes killed journalist Mariam Dagga and several others at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza. No one has been held accountable for the deaths.

Dagga, a visual journalist who worked for multiple organizations, was among those killed on 25 August 2025. The strikes occurred in two waves. The first strike killed cameraman Hussam al-Masri, who was working for a news agency at the hospital. The second strike hit moments later, killing Dagga and others who had rushed to the scene to help.

Video footage from the scene shows the aftermath of the first strike, with a destroyed camera and live transmission unit on the hospital stairs. Emergency workers and others are seen removing bodies in white plastic bags. A second explosion is captured on video, with a reporter saying, "They hit the Civil Defense! They kill the people!"

Dagga had been documenting the situation at the hospital for months. Footage from earlier in 2025 shows her working on the hospital stairs, where journalists gathered to connect to the internet and send material. Still images taken by Dagga after the first strike show the damage and the area where al-Masri was killed. She was killed shortly after taking those images.

The strikes also damaged the north side of the hospital, though no deaths or injuries were reported there. Video shows smoke rising from multiple areas of the hospital complex.

Despite the deaths of Dagga, al-Masri, and others, no one has been held accountable. The case remains unresolved one year later.