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Israeli Fire Kills Girl Student in Gaza, Medics Say
The education ministry said third-grader Ritaj Rihan was hit in front of classmates as displaced children studied in a tent classroom.
- On Thursday, Israeli forces shot and killed nine-year-old student Ritaj Rihan while she attended class in a tent in Beit Lahiya, northern Gaza Strip, health and education officials reported.
- Principal Mohamed al-Attar said the shot came from the 'yellow line' separating Israeli-occupied territory, less than two kilometers away, striking Rihan in the neck in front of 44 classmates.
- Rihan's father recounted dropping her off at school that morning, saying she spoke excitedly about her uncle's upcoming wedding. Her mother later mourned while holding the girl's bloodstained school notebook.
- According to Human Rights Watch, 97% of schools in Gaza have been damaged or destroyed, forcing children to attend classes in makeshift tents with little protection from ongoing attacks.
- The killing occurred on the six-month anniversary of the ceasefire, during which the Gaza Health Ministry reports at least 738 Palestinians have been killed and more than 2,000 wounded.
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According to the Palestinian authorities, Ritaj Rihan, in CE2 class, was killed with a bullet in a tent that served as a school on Thursday, 9 April, in the city of Beit Lahia, in the north of the enclave. The Israeli army did not comment.
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