# Eight-year-old Gaza girl killed by Israel on first day of school

https://mins.news/en/item/47779

- Al Jazeera, 2026-09-07 02:17 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2026/9/7/eight-year-old-gaza-girl-killed-by-israel-on-first-day-of-school?traffic_source=rss

> Eight-year-old Wafaa Akila and her father were killed when an Israeli strike hit their car in western Gaza on her first day of school. Israel said the target was a Hamas militant.

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