At least six people were killed as Israeli forces launched a deadly strike on Hamas terrorists hiding a hospital in southern Gaza.

A doctor and a 13-year-old child were victims of the overnight strike on Wednesday. Gaza Civil Defense spokesman confirmed the strike hit Nasser Hospital, tearing through its roof. 

Gaza Health Ministry stated that Palestinian surgeon Dr. Rizk Abu Shaira was among those killed in the deadly strike. 

Mourning the slain doctor, director general of the Health Ministry in Gaza, Dr. Mohammed Zaqout, said “Dr. Rizq was at the hospital during the entire war. He was rescuing the wounded, the patients. He didn’t abandon his duties for even one day.”

A woman, Tahani Ibrahim Abu Anza, also said her brother, Khaled Abu Anza, was killed in the strike launched on the hospital.

Photos of two bombs with a U.S.-manufactured GBU-39/B label that failed to explode after hitting the hospital have gone viral on social media. 

The strike on the hospital comes amid a ceasefire between Israel and Palestine brokered by the U.S. government. 

In a statement, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they “struck: Hamas Brigade commander hiding in a hospital who held numerous hostage captive.”

“The Commander of Hamas’ Khan Yunis Brigade Muhammad Abu Ismail & additional terrorists hiding inside of the Nasser Hospital were struck in a targeted IDF & ISA strike in southern Gaza,” the IDF said.

The IDF said Hamas terrorists had turned hospitals into hideouts for launching attacks, adding that a warning was sent out to civilians within the hospital before the strike.

The IDF stated, “Abu Ismail was responsible for directing terrorist attacks against Israeli civilians & IDF troops and for holding numerous hostages captive throughout the war. Hamas turned the hospital complex into a headquarters to advance dozens of terrorist attacks and restore the brigade’s terror capabilities. 

“Additionally, dozens of hostages were held captive within the hospital. Prior to the strike, advance warnings were issued to the civilian population & precision-guided munitions and aerial surveillance assets were employed to minimize the risk of harm to civilians.”