Lebanon says 12 killed in strikes as Israel vows to ‘remove threats’
Israel's military vowed to continue targeting Hezbollah after the overnight strikes.
An eight-year-old Palestinian girl named Wafaa Akila was killed alongside her father by an Israeli drone strike on the first day of the new school year in Gaza City, according to reports from MEE staff on September 7, 2026. Images circulating on social media showed Wafaa smiling in her blue school uniform just hours before the attack.
The Israeli military claimed that the strike targeted a Hamas militant, but did not provide evidence to support this assertion. Wafaa's killing sparked outrage, with many pointing out that the ceasefire agreed upon by the US has not been effective, and children continue to be killed daily in Gaza.
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