US EditionIsrael: ‘Malfunction’ to Blame for Fatal Strike on Children Collecting Water in Gaza
GAZA STRIP, JUL 14 – The Israeli military said a technical malfunction caused the missile to miss its target, killing 10 civilians including six children at a Gaza water distribution point amid severe shortages.
- On July 13, 2025, an Israeli missile struck a location where people were gathering to collect water in the Nuseirat refugee camp, resulting in the deaths of at least six children and wounding 17 others.
- The strike occurred amid worsening water shortages in Gaza and ongoing conflict that began with a Hamas attack on Israel in October 2023.
- The Israeli military said it targeted an Islamic Jihad militant but a technical malfunction caused the munition to fall dozens of meters from the target, hitting civilians instead.
- Gaza's health ministry reported over 58,000 deaths since the war started and emergency physician Ahmed Abu Saifan confirmed six children died and 17 were injured in this strike.
- This incident highlights the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza and the fragile state of ceasefire negotiations continuing amid displacement and unresolved conflict demands.
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Gazans’ daily struggle for water after deadly strike
GAZA CITY (Reuters) -The al-Manasra family rarely get enough water for both drinking and washing after their daily trudge to a Gaza distribution point like the one where eight people were killed on Sunday in a strike that Israel’s military said had missed its target. Living in a tent camp by the ruins of a smashed concrete building in Gaza City, the family say their children are already suffering from diarrhoea and skin maladies and from the lac…
Israel: ‘Malfunction’ to blame for fatal strike on children collecting water in Gaza
Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said on Sunday a deadly strike near a water distribution site in Gaza was a result of a “technical malfunction” during an operation targeting an operative of the Islamic Jihad terror group, according to Israeli news outlets. The strike on the Nuseirat refugee camp resulted in at least 10 deaths, including…
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The Executive Director of the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), Catherine Russell, expressed deep dismay and denounced the “frightening murder” of seven children in the Gaza Strip, who lost their lives while awaiting vital assistance last Sunday. READ ALSO: Israeli arms manufacturer Rafael uses video of the murder of a gazati to promote drones “We are appalled by the news of the murder of 15 Palestinians, including nine boys and girls and…
The first aid organization recorded 10 Palestinians dead in three raids on Gaza City neighbourhoods, and 12 in strikes on the Khan Yunes area in the southern part of the territory.
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