Dubai, Nov 12 (AP) An Israeli airstrike hit one of the main hospitals still operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six people and injuring at least 28 more.
In Iran, a body of clerics said it was necessary to consider withdrawing the country from a treaty meant to prevent the spread of nuclear weapons. And in France, authorities barred an Israeli politician from entering the country because of his work as a prominent settler leader in the occupied West Bank.
Here is the latest news from the Middle East on Thursday. Read our full coverage here.
Israeli strike on Gaza hospital kills 6
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An Israeli airstrike hit one of the main hospitals still operating in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing six people including a surgeon and a 13-year-old boy, Gaza’s Health Ministry said.
The Israeli military said the strike on Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza targeted a Hamas commander and other militants, without providing evidence. The commander it identified was not among the dead.
The strike hit the hospital’s surgical wing, the ministry and witnesses said. At least 28 people were wounded.
Israeli forces have previously targeted the Nasser Hospital, including an attack in 2025 that killed five journalists — among them Mariam Dagga, who worked for The Associated Press.
The six were among 10 Palestinians killed in four Israeli strikes on Thursday. Health officials reported strikes on two cars in Deir al-Balah and Gaza City and a building in Jabaliya. The Israeli military said the strikes had targeted militants.
Israel’s strikes on Gaza have continued despite a ceasefire deal with Hamas in October 2025. They have killed more than 1,600 Palestinians, bringing the total death toll of the conflict to over 74,600.
Trump: ‘We don’t need a deal with Iran’
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US President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Thursday that he wanted Vice President JD Vance to focus on his efforts to root out fraud in US government programs while dismissing the idea of diplomacy with Tehran.
Trump’s post came in the wake of a Wall Street Journal report that said Vance was considering direct talks with Iran after sending a letter recently to Iran’s security chief, Mohsen Rezaei. Vance’s office did not respond to a message Thursday.
The vice president was the face of an effort earlier this year to strike a deal with Iran to end the conflict. The deal later collapsed.
Clerics say Iran should consider withdrawal from nuclear treaty
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Iran’s Assembly of Experts said Thursday that considering withdrawing from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty is an “unavoidable necessity,” given recent repeated threats against the country, state TV reported.
The statement by the assembly, which is a clerical body responsible for appointing and overseeing Iran’s supreme leader, added to growing calls within Iran’s political establishment to reconsider the country’s longstanding nuclear policies.
Iran has enriched uranium to near weapons-grade levels, but insists its program is only for civilian purposes. The late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei declared nuclear weapons forbidden under Islam.
Israeli settler leader barred from entering France
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Yossi Dagan, a prominent Israeli settler in the occupied West Bank, said authorities denied him permission to enter France.
The incident happened last week as he flew to Charles de Gaulle International Airport, but was made public Wednesday. France’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Dagan was “subject to an administrative ban from the territory due to his active role in implementing the settlement policy in the West Bank.”
Dagan, who heads one of six Israeli regional councils in the West Bank, said he was undeterred by France’s actions. Israel’s Foreign Ministry called the decision by France “completely unacceptable.”
Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank are considered illegal and an obstacle to peace by most of the international community. France was one of several European countries this year to step up restrictions on Israeli settlers and settlements.
Projectiles strike tankers in contested waters
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The British military reported at least two tankers were struck by projectiles in recent days while traversing contested waters near Iran.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Center, an agency that monitors maritime safety, said one of the tankers was struck Wednesday on the Strait of Hormuz, northwest of Ras al-Khaimah. The agency reported the crew evacuated safely and no casualties were reported.
In another incident from Tuesday, the UKMTO said a tanker was struck by a projectile in the Persian Gulf. Multiple casualties were taken ashore for medical assistance while the remaining crew was safe and accounted for, the agency said.
The UKMTO didn’t provide more information on the victims or identify the tankers involved in either attack.
(PTI News)
