Gaza
Israeli strike kills Palestinian girl on Gaza school's reopening day
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An eight-year-old Palestinian girl was killed in an Israeli strike on the first day schools reopened in Gaza, Middle East Eye reported. Wafaa Akila had been photographed smiling in her blue school uniform hours before the strike that took her life.
The strike came as Gaza's education system resumed operations following a period of closure. The timing of the attack—on a day when students were returning to classrooms after an extended break—underscores the ongoing dangers facing civilians in the territory, particularly children attempting to resume normal life and schooling.
