Israeli strike kills a man and his daughter in Gaza, medics say

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An Israeli airstrike on Sunday killed a man and his 8-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip, with six others wounded. The strike targeted a vehicle in western Gaza City, according to Mohamed Abu Selmia of Al Shifa Hospital. At least four people were killed in total by separate strikes on Sunday, including two children. Since the October ceasefire took effect, over 1,300 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza, mostly civilians, according to health officials.
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On September 6, an *Israeli strike* killed a man and his 8-year-old daughter, Wafaa Akila, in the *Gaza Strip*. The airstrike hit a vehicle in *western Gaza City*, killing Wafaa and her father, Youssef Akila, and wounding six others. An Israeli military spokesperson said they were targeting a *Hamas militant* but are still investigating the results of the attack. This incident brings the *Sunday death toll* to at least four, with two separate strikes killing two other people, including a child in *Gaza City*. The Israeli military has been conducting strikes in Gaza despite a U.S.-backed ceasefire in place since October 2025, which failed to end strikes by the Israeli military against Hamas militants.

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CAIRO Gaza Gaza City Hamas Israeli

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Israeli NORP · 10× Hamas ORG · 5× Gaza GPE · 4× Gaza City GPE · 3× Al Shifa Hospital ORG · 1× CAIRO GPE · 1× Mohamed Abu Selmia PERSON · 1× Wafaa PERSON · 1× Youssef Akila PERSON · 1× the Gaza Strip GPE · 1×

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They added that an Israeli strikes killed at least one man near the telecommunication company east of Gaza City while an Israeli tank at a school housing displaced families killed a seven-year-old girl, taking Sunday’s death toll to at least four.
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Israeli strike kills a man and his daughter in Gaza, medics say · assertive framing

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Israeli strike kills a man and his daughter in Gaza, medics say asserted
medics → kill → Gaza
An Israeli strike killed a man and his 8-year-old daughter in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said. asserted
officials → kill → Sunday
Mohamed Abu Selmia, head of Al Shifa Hospital, the enclave's largest medical facility, said the airstrike hit a vehicle in western Gaza City, killing Youssef Akila and his daughter, Wafaa, and wounding six others. asserted
airstrike → say → others
An Israeli military spokesperson said forces targeted a Hamas militant and the military was still looking into results of the attack. asserted
military → say → attack
Later on Sunday, two separate Israeli strikes killed two other people, including a child in Gaza City, medics said. asserted
medics → kill → City
They added that an Israeli strikes killed at least one man near the telecommunication company east of Gaza City while an Israeli tank at a school housing displaced families killed a seven-year-old girl, taking Sunday’s death toll to at least four. asserted
tank → add → four
An October 2025 U.S.-backed ceasefire halted major fighting in the territory, but it failed to end strikes by the Israeli military, which it said aimed to thwart attacks by Hamas and other Gaza militants. asserted
it → halt → Hamas
Hamas accuses Israel of violating the ceasefire and undermining efforts to implement U.S. President Donald Trump's broader plan to end the Gaza conflict, which also includes Israeli withdrawals and Hamas disarmament. asserted
which → accuse → withdrawals
More than 1,300 Palestinians, mostly civilians, have been killed in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect last October, according to the territory's health officials, while the Israeli military says four Israeli soldiers have been killed. uncertain
soldiers → kill → officials
Hamas does not usually disclose information about fatalities among its fighters. asserted
Hamas → disclose → fighters
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