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Israeli attacks on Gaza kill three, including a child

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On Monday, Israeli attacks in Gaza resulted in three deaths and multiple injuries. The victims included a child named Ismail al-Bardawil, who was killed in the southern Gaza “safe zone” of al-Mawasi. Additionally, a man died from wounds sustained in Jabalia, northern Gaza, while another woman perished in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza. These incidents occurred despite an October ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, with Palestinian officials reporting that 1,394 people have been killed and 4,839 injured since then.
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On Monday, Israeli forces attacked Gaza, resulting in the deaths of three Palestinians, including a child identified as Ismail al-Bardawil. The attacks occurred in multiple locations: al-Mawasi “safe zone” in southern Gaza, where a child was killed; and Jabalia, northern Gaza, where a man died from injuries sustained earlier. Additionally, in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, a woman was killed after Israeli troops opened fire. Nine other Palestinians were injured across different areas of the enclave, with two women and a child among them. These incidents highlight ongoing tensions and violence between Israel and Palestinian territories, particularly affecting civilians and children in Gaza.

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Topics

Gaza Israeli Jabalia Palestinian Palestinians

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Israeli NORP · 10× Gaza GPE · 7× Palestinian NORP · 4× Palestinians NORP · 3× Anadolu ORG · 2× Israel GPE · 2× Jabalia GPE · 2× Khan Younis GPE · 2× Al Jazeera ORG · 1× Ismail al-Bardawil PERSON · 1×

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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Back to school in Gaza: Learning in tents after years of disruption - list 2 of 3Israeli forces kill Palestinian near Jenin in occupied West Bank - list 3 of 3Gaza’s children return to classrooms after years of Israeli attacks In Jabalia, northern Gaza, a Palestinian man died from wounds sustained from Israeli forces’ fire.
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2026-09-21 · Al Jazeera
Israeli attacks on Gaza kill three, including a child · assertive framing

Claims (12 extracted, 1 hedged)

A Palestinian child has been killed after Israeli forces opened fire on civilians in the al-Mawasi “safe zone” in southern Gaza, sources at the Nasser Medical Complex told Al Jazeera. asserted
sources → kill → Jazeera
The child, identified as Ismail al-Bardawil, was one of three people killed in Israeli attacks on the Palestinian enclave on Monday. asserted
child → identify → Monday
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man → learn → fire
In a separate incident in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, a woman was killed after Israeli troops opened fire. asserted
troops → kill → fire
Nine other Palestinians were wounded by Israeli gunfire in the Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza and Khan Younis city in the south. asserted
Palestinians → wound → south
The Anadolu news agency reported that two women and a child were among the injured. asserted
women → report → injured
In northern Gaza’s Jabalia al-Balad, a woman was critically wounded when Israeli forces opened fire east of the Jabalia refugee camp, according to Al Jazeera Arabic. uncertain
forces → wound → Arabic
Witnesses also reported shelling and heavy tank fire from Israeli forces in the Shakoush area, north of Rafah. asserted
Witnesses → report → Rafah
Anadolu reported that three Palestinians, including a woman, were shot when Israeli forces opened fire towards the Hamad City residential area north of Khan Younis and two others were injured by shrapnel from an artillery shell in the al-Amal neighbourhood in central Khan Younis. asserted
forces → report → Younis
While a “ceasefire” agreement between Israel and Hamas was signed last October, no withdrawal of Israeli troops has taken place and attacks on Palestinians have continued. asserted
attacks → sign → Palestinians
The Palestinian Ministry of Health has documented the deaths of 1,394 people and injuries to 4,839 since the “ceasefire” came into force. asserted
ceasefire → document → force
At least 73,914 people have been killed since Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza began on October 7, 2023. asserted
war → kill → October
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