Israeli Artillery Shelling Kills 13-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Near Bani Suheila Roundabout East of Khan Younis
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Israeli Artillery Shelling Kills 13-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Near Bani Suheila Roundabout East of Khan Younis

28 June, 2026.Gaza Genocide.7 sources

Key Takeaways

  • A 13-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by Israeli artillery east of Khan Younis near the Bani Suheila roundabout.
  • Medical sources confirmed death from shrapnel injuries sustained in the shelling.
  • Incident occurred on June 28, 2026, in southern Gaza.

Shelling kills child in Khan Younis

An Israeli artillery shelling on southern Gaza Strip on Sunday killed a Palestinian girl, according to medical sources cited by WAFA, with the 13-year-old dying after shrapnel hit her near the Bani Suheila roundabout east of Khan Younis.

CAIRO/GAZA, April 28 (Reuters) – Strikes carried out on Tuesday by Israel in the Gaza Strip killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old boy, Adel al-Najjar, according to doctors, as attacks in the Palestinian territory continued despite last fall's announcement of a ceasefire between the State of Israel and Hamas

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WAFA said the death toll from the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, had risen to 73,054, with 173,480 others injured, and added that hospitals received three fatalities and 43 injuries over the past 24 hours.

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QNA also reported that an Israeli artillery shelling on southern Gaza Strip killed a Palestinian girl, and said the 13-year-old was killed after being hit by shrapnel from an artillery shell fired by the Israeli occupation army near the Bani Suheila roundabout east of Khan Yunis.

QNA further stated that the death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip since the start of the aggression on October 7, 2023 had risen to 73,054, in addition to 173,480 injured.

Competing counts after ceasefire

Saba reported that a Palestinian girl, identified as Eileen Al-Farra (13 years old), died after succumbing to injuries from Israeli artillery shelling that targeted eastern Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, and said her body arrived at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis after she died from shrapnel wounds caused by an Israeli artillery shell that struck her head near Bani Suheila roundabout east of the city.

Saba said the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza announced that the total number of people killed by Israeli fire since the ceasefire took effect on October 10 had reached 1,041, while the total number of injuries had risen to 3,372, describing it as a violation of the ceasefire agreement.

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In a separate account of Gaza violence, TRT Français said Israel killed six Palestinians, including a child, and that Israeli aircraft attacked two police checkpoints in Khan Younis, killing three police officers and three civilians, including a little girl, and wounding four others.

TRT Français also stated that Israeli forces are daily violating the ceasefire in effect since October 10, causing 691 dead and 1,876 wounded as of March 18, according to data from the Palestinian Health Ministry.

War toll and ongoing strikes

The Christian Journal, citing Reuters, described strikes carried out by Israel in the Gaza Strip that killed five Palestinians, including a 9-year-old boy, Adel al-Najjar, according to doctors, while attacks continued despite last fall's announcement of a ceasefire between the State of Israel and Hamas.

Israel killed six Palestinians, including a child, and wounded several others during airstrikes targeting police checkpoints in southern Gaza

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The Christian Journal also said that at least 800 Palestinians have been killed by the IDF since the ceasefire was announced, according to doctors, while four Israeli soldiers were killed in Gaza during the same period, according to Israel.

SANA reported that a Palestinian child was killed Tuesday in a bombardment by the Israeli occupying force that targeted the east of Khan Younis, and said that according to WAFA the child Adel al-Najjar (9 years old) had been killed this morning in an Israeli bombardment.

SANA added that the death toll of the war waged by 'Israel' in the Gaza Strip since October 7 had risen to 72,594 killed and 172,404 wounded, while also reporting that a Palestinian woman was injured by Israeli gunfire in the north and that bombardments targeted areas including Beit Lahia, Jabalia and Khan Younis.

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