Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Monday that Israel “deeply regrets the tragic mishap” at Gaza’s Nasser Hospital, after an Israeli strike killed at least 20 people, among them five journalists working for international news agencies including Reuters, the Associated Press and Al Jazeera. The hospital, one of the last partially functioning medical facilities in Khan Younis, was hit by successive explosions during rescue efforts, according to Palestinian officials. Netanyahu stressed that Israel’s war is directed at Hamas and asserted that the military “values the work of journalists, medical staff and all civilians.” Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir has ordered an immediate inquiry, and an IDF spokesperson said the army does not intentionally target non-combatants but must operate in “an extremely complex reality” in which Hamas embeds forces in civilian sites. The incident drew swift international criticism. U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters he was “not happy” about the strike, while French President Emmanuel Macron, Germany’s Foreign Ministry and U.N. officials called for a thorough investigation and renewed appeals for civilian protection and greater humanitarian access to the enclave. Media watchdogs, including the Committee to Protect Journalists, noted that nearly 200 reporters have been killed in the 22-month Gaza conflict, urging stronger safeguards for the press.