Israeli Forces Kill 13-Year-Old Palestinian Girl Attending School In Gaza

The Gaza death toll has risen to 72,329 since the Israeli offensive began on October 7, 2023.

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The dead included a 13-year-old girl, Ritaj Abdel Raouf Rihan, who was shot while attending class in a tent school in Beit Lahia.

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The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimated that more than 2,000 minors had died since the offensive began.

Almost six months after the ceasefire was announced, gunfire ripped through the tent where Ritaj Rihan's class was studying.

The Education Ministry said the nine-year-old girl was shot and killed in front of her classmates.

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Several humanitarian organizations said that hopeful promise remains largely unfulfilled.

The Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories said hundreds of aid trucks entered Gaza.

The UN estimated that 93% of schools in Gaza required total or majority reconstruction.

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More than 630,000 children did not have stable access to normal in-person classes.

The global hunger monitor determined there was no longer famine in the enclave after access to aid improved.

NGOs released a scorecard assessing the ceasefire and gave it a failing grade.