Israeli ground forces surrounded the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis late on 27 June, subjecting the facility to sustained gunfire that staff described as a siege. Dr. Naheel Jarour, speaking from inside the hospital, said patients and medical personnel were trapped as shooting intensified through the night. Nasser is the largest hospital still operating in the Gaza Strip and the only major facility in the south, treating casualties from months of fighting. The escalation raised immediate fears for the safety of hundreds of patients and displaced people sheltering on the grounds. Twelve days later, on 9 July, Israeli warplanes struck a building and tents adjacent to the hospital. Video from the scene showed flattened shelters where families had been living. The Israeli military carried out additional strikes in the area throughout the evening, according to local media. The same day, a separate airstrike on an apartment near Shuhada Al-Shati School in Gaza City killed three Palestinians, including an infant, eyewitnesses said. The repeated attacks on and around medical facilities have drawn renewed scrutiny over the protection of civilians and adherence to international humanitarian law.