Israeli attacks on Gaza kill five Palestinians, including two children
Seven-year-old Wafaa Aqila and her father killed by Israeli strike while returning home with school supplies.
Israeli attacks on Gaza have killed five people, including two children, according to Palestinian officials, despite a so-called ceasefire in the war-ravaged territory.
Seven-year-old Wafaa Aqila and her father were killed by an Israeli strike on a vehicle they were travelling in after buying school supplies, just days before she was due to start the new school year, the Palestinian Ministry of Education said in a statement on Sunday.
Hours later, an Israeli artillery attack hit the Sakina School, which is serving as a shelter for displaced people in Deir el-Balah, killing Saadi Ghalia, a first-grade student.
The Palestinian Ministry of Education condemned the attacks, saying that while children around the world prepare for a new school year, in Gaza, children are subjected to “killing and annihilation”.