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Child killed by Israeli gunfire in al-Mawasi, Rafah

26 Sept 2026 · Al-Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza

Place: Al-Mawasi, Rafah, Gaza

Happened: 25 September (reported 26 September)

A child was killed by Israeli gunfire in al-Mawasi in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip. Al Jazeera Arabic reported the death, citing ambulance and emergency sources; Middle East Eye repeated Al Jazeera Arabic's account. A subsequent local report named the child as 8-year-old Muhammad Saif Al-Din Abdel Wahab Al-Shakhrit and said Palestinians buried him; that account was published by ahlulhaqqn.

The earlier Al Jazeera Arabic item also said Israeli forces shot and killed a Palestinian in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza the same day.

Casualties: 1 killed (Al Jazeera Arabic, citing ambulance and emergency sources; name given by ahlulhaqqn).

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Sources

  • Middle East Eye
  • ahlulhaqqn

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