# Six-year-old Palestinian-British girl dies days after family drowned off UK coast

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- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 01:42 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/palestinian-british-girl-6-dies-days-after-family-drowned-off-uk-coast?traffic_source=rss

> Six-year-old Saja El-Khawas has died in hospital after her parents and 14-year-old sister drowned at Shoreham in Sussex on Tuesday. Police said she had been in critical condition and that the investigation remains open, though the current theory is a tragic accident with no third-party involvement.

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