{
  "id": 19491089,
  "title": "She saw her husband and daughter off to Egypt. An Israeli sniper killed her on the way home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/she-saw-her-husband-and-daughter-off-to-egypt-an-israeli-sniper",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T12:05:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/she-saw-her-husband-and-daughter-egypt-israeli-sniper-killed-her-way-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Noura Sheikh al-Eid, a 54-year-old Palestinian mother, saw her husband and daughter off to Egypt for medical treatment. Upon returning home on 5 November 2026, an Israeli sniper killed her while she was on her way back to her displacement tent in Khan Younis, southern Gaza. Her brother, Mohammed Sheikh al-Eid, expressed his grief, stating that she was like a second mother to him. Noura's daughter, Hiba, had recently completed her secondary school exams and was accompanying her ailing father to Egypt to study medicine abroad. The family registered Hiba as her father's medical companion. Noura refused to leave them at the Palestine Red Crescent centre and accompanied her husband and daughter to the destination.",
  "summary": "She saw her husband and daughter off to Egypt. An Israeli sniper killed her on the way home Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Wed, 11/11/2026 - 11:07 Hours after bidding farewell to her family members leaving Gaza for medical treatment, a Palestinian mother is shot dead Relatives mourn Noura Sheikh al-Eid, 54, who was killed by Israeli forces in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, on 5 November 2026 (Hani…",
  "key_points": [
    "Noura Sheikh al-Eid saw off husband and daughter to Egypt.",
    "Israeli sniper killed her on return home, 5 November 2026.",
    "Daughter Hiba studied medicine abroad with father's permission."
  ],
  "editors_take": "The death of a mother returning from assisting family members with medical travel underscores the pervasive danger facing civilians attempting to navigate basic humanitarian needs in southern Gaza.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}