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Eight‑Year‑Old Girl Killed in Gaza Amid Ongoing Israeli Attacks
At least 1,481 Palestinians have been killed and 5,254 injured in Israeli attacks since the so‑called ceasefire began on October 10 last year, Gaza’s Health Ministry reported on Saturday. The ministry also said that the total death toll from Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, is at least 74,370, with 175,371 injured.
In the past 24 hours, Israeli attacks killed at least nine people and injured 65, and one more person died from injuries sustained in earlier attacks.
An eight‑year‑old girl, Shahd Abdul‑Razzaq al‑Najjar, was killed by an Israeli quadcopter drone in the al‑Jawazat area of western Gaza City, according to a source in ambulance and emergencies who spoke to Al Jazeera. In the same part of Gaza City, four people were killed and several injured by a separate Israeli bomb attack near Haider Abdel Shafi roundabout, according to the city’s al‑Shifa Hospital. A Palestinian was also killed in an Israeli drone attack in the Tuffah neighbourhood of northeastern Gaza City, the hospital said. In Khan Younis, a woman died from injuries sustained in an Israeli attack earlier on Saturday.
Al Jazeera’s Tareq Abu Azzoum reported that the ceasefire has only increased uncertainty in the enclave, saying the rhythm of the genocide has not changed and the danger has not gone away.
On Friday, more than 100 humanitarian, human‑rights and civil‑society organisations issued a joint statement saying the ceasefire exists only in name, with Israeli forces continuing to kill and injure Palestinians daily and restrictions on aid, equipment and rebuilding materials preventing families from recovering.
In the occupied West Bank, the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission recorded at least 12 Israeli settler pogroms on Saturday morning. Palestinian farmers were assaulted, beaten, sprayed with pepper spray, had property stolen and homes attacked. Several Palestinians were detained with the help of Israeli military forces. In the Ramallah and el‑Bireh Governorate, settlers and the army forced farmers to leave their lands, threatened them against returning, and two farmers were beaten and pepper‑sprayed while a vehicle and phones were stolen.
Frequently asked questions
How many Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began on October 10?
At least 1,481 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire began on October 10 last year, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.
Who was Shahd Abdul‑Razzaq al‑Najjar?
Shahd Abdul‑Razzaq al‑Najjar was an eight‑year‑old girl killed by an Israeli quadcopter drone in the al‑Jawazat area of western Gaza City.