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Child among three Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks across Gaza

Al Jazeera · 2026-09-19

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• What happened: At least three Palestinians, including an 8-year-old girl and the son of a Health Ministry official, were killed in recent Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip, with additional injuries reported. • Why it matters: The ongoing violence has resulted in significant casualties, with over 1,381 Palestinians killed since a ceasefire was announced in October 2025, highlighting the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza. • What to watch next: Monitor developments regarding the ceasefire negotiations and potential international responses to the escalating violence in the region.

SaveSharefacebookxwhatsapp-strokecopylinkMourners pray near the body of Palestinian girl Amal al-Mughair, 8, who was killed in an Israeli strike on her tent on Tuesday in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on September 16, 2026 [Haseeb Alwazeer/Reuters]By Al Jazeera StaffPublished On 19 Sep 202619 Sep 2026At least three Palestinians, including a child as well as the son of a Health Ministry official, have been killed and others injured in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip.One Palestinian was killed on Saturday when Israeli forces struck the Shujayea neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, according to a source in the ambulance and emergency services speaking to Al Jazeera.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3NAZA: Why are old Gaza allegations causing new fury in Israel?list 2 of 3Trump says US has ‘permanent control’ of Greenland security: Does it?list 3 of 3Russia kills eight people in Ukraine, attacks two vessels in Black Seaend of listA girl succumbed to her injuries sustained in Israeli gunfire earlier on Saturday north of the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah announced.The hospital also announced that a woman was seriously injured by gunfire from Israeli forces east of the Maghazi refugee camp, also in central Gaza.Medical sources told Al Jazeera that a young Palestinian was killed and several others injured in an Israeli air attack west of Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza.Later, Gaza’s Ministry of Health said in a statement that Basir al-Bursh, the son of its director general Munir al-Bursh, was killed in the attack in az-Zahra neighbourhood, west of the Jabalia refugee camp.The ministry said its leadership and staff “extend their deepest condolences and most sincere sympathies to our esteemed brother and dear colleague Dr Muneer Abdullah al-Bursh on the martyrdom of his dutiful eldest son, the young man (Basir)”.Hundreds killed since ‘ceasefire’Israeli attacks on the besieged enclave have killed at least 1,381 people since a United States-brokered “ceasefire” between Israel and Hamas was announced in October 2025.Israel has killed at least 73,795 people and wounded 174,869 since the start of its genocidal war against Palestinians in Gaza in October 2023.Last month, UNICEF, the UN children’s agency, said that, on average, one child is killed a day in Gaza by Israel.Palestinian families are now confined to about a third of the enclave, sheltering among destroyed buildings, rubble and uncleared waste, the agency said.

Source: Al Jazeera
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