Arabic version: مقتل طفلة من غزة في أول يوم دراسي لها

According to Al Jazeera, eight-year-old Wafaa Akila was killed alongside her father in an Israeli strike on their car in western Gaza on Sunday, the first day of school.

Sunday was Wafaa’s first day of school, but she did not make it home, Al Jazeera reported.

Israel said it was targeting a Hamas militant.

The report was published on September 7, 2026.