The Israel Defense Forces and Israel Security Agency stated that the November 12, 2026 strike targeted a senior Hamas commander using Nasser Hospital as a command center

An ongoing armed conflict between Israel and Hamas that escalated on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a large-scale assault on southern Israel, killing over 1,200 people and taking 251 hostages. Israel's subsequent military campaign in Gaza has triggered a severe humanitarian crisis with mass casualties and widespread displacement.