Three journalists among five killed in Israeli strike on Gaza hospital

Five people have been killed in an Israeli strike on al-Ahli hospital in Gaza City, according to the Anglican Church, which operates it.

The Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem said three journalists, a father escorting his son to surgery, and another person died on Thursday morning when the hospital's compound was hit.

It condemned "in the strongest possible terms" the attack, which also injured 30 bystanders, including four hospital staff. The Palestinian Journalists' Syndicate accused Israel of a "full-fledged war crime".

The Israeli military said it "precisely struck" a Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) “terrorist” operating from a command centre inside the hospital's yard.