DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israel struck one of the main hospitals in the Gaza Strip on Monday and then hit the facility again as journalists and rescue workers rushed to the scene, killing at least 20 people and wounding scores more, local health workers said.

Israel is facing fierce condemnation after a pair of strikes on a Gaza hospital killed five journalists as well as medical workers and others on Monday. At least 20 people were killed in the attack,

An Israeli attack in southern Gaza has killed 19 people, including five journalists, leading to global condemnation of the mounting toll of media workers killed in the conflict. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu expressed his regret on Monday over what he called the "tragic mishap that occurred today at the Nasser Hospital.