Gazan media says doctor whose 9 children were killed in IDF strike dies of wounds

By Nurit Yohanan

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1 June 2025, 10:25 am

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Nurit Yohanan is The Times of Israel's Palestinian and Arab world correspondent

Palestinian doctor Alaa al-Najjar visits her injured husband in the intensive care unit at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, Gaza, after an alleged Israeli airstrike hit their home. Al-Najjar lost 9 of her 10 children in the attack, which occurred shortly after she had left for work (Hani Alshaer / Anadolu via Reuters)

Media outlets in Gaza report that overnight, Dr. Hamdi al-Najjar, a physician in Gaza, died of wounds sustained in an Israeli strike last week on his home in Khan Younis, which killed 9 of his 10 children.

The IDF responded to the strike last week, stating: “An aircraft targeted several suspects identified by IDF forces operating in a structure near their position in the Khan Younis area. Khan Younis is a dangerous combat zone that was cleared of civilians by the IDF for their protection prior to the start of operations. Claims of harm to non-combatants are under review.”