The Board of Peace has urged the immediate implementation of Donald Trump's Gaza plan, saying it must proceed «without further delay» in the wake of an Israeli strike on the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. The statement, issued on Thursday, pressed for secure, demilitarised facilities where Gazans can receive medical care, and said all parties must cede authority to the Board to make that possible.

The Civil Defence said six people were killed and more than 20 injured in the strike. The hospital's director said the intensive care and surgical wards had been extensively damaged, leaving the facility's most critical services disrupted at a time when medical needs in the territory are acute. The Gaza Health Ministry said the dead included medical staff, patients and companions of patients, meaning people who had gone to the hospital for care or to accompany relatives, not only those who worked there.

Israeli Army Radio described the strike as an «assassination operation», but provided no details about the target or the reasoning behind it. The responsibility for the strike and the role, if any, of Hamas in the hospital remain uncertain. The Board of Peace's statement did not criticise Israel. Instead, it denounced Hamas and deplored the civilian deaths, framing its call around the need to protect medical care for Gazans.

The United Nations said it was deeply alarmed by the strike, reporting that 27 people had been injured, a figure higher than the Civil Defence count of more than 20. The UN called for humanitarian access and warned that the ceasefire remains fragile as military operations rise. The ceasefire took effect on October 10, 2025, but violations have continued. According to Gaza health authorities, those violations have killed 1,622 Palestinians and wounded 5,878 since the truce began.

The strike must be read against the wider war that began in October 2023. Gaza health authorities say more than 74,600 Palestinians have been killed in the conflict and nearly 176,000 wounded, with women and children making up most of those killed or wounded. Reports indicate the fighting has destroyed about 90 per cent of Gaza's infrastructure, which is the context in which the Board's call for secure, demilitarised medical facilities has been made.

Source: tribune.com.pk

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