Palestinian child killed by Israel on first day back at school in Gaza

Palestinian child killed by Israel on first day back at school in Gaza Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 09/07/2026 - 18:07 Wafaa Akila, aged eight, was photographed smiling in her blue school uniform hours before an Israeli strike killed the little girl and her father Images of eight-year-old Palestinian girl Wafaa Akila are circulating on social media after an Israeli strike killed her alongside her father in Gaza City on Sunday (Social media/X) Off An eight-year-old Palestinian girl, whose age was confirmed by al-S