Silhouetted by Fire, Six-Year-Old Girl Survives Israeli Attack in Gaza

Silhouetted by fire, six-year-old girl survives Israeli attack in Gaza

Ward Khalil emerged from the blaze alive, but her mother and two of her siblings were killed in Monday’s attack.

After several weeks of blockade imposed by Israel, the humanitarians warn about the terrible situation in the Palestinian enclave, calling for a massive influx of food, and a ceasefire.

A little girl fights in front of a sea of flames from a former school in Gaza City. The video of six-year-old Ward al Sheikh Chalil after an Israeli airstrike on Monday is broadcast shortly afterwards by international television stations. She survives, her mother and two siblings are among the Palestinian figures at least 35 dead. The Israeli army later claims to have met important Hamas members.

Ward Khalil emerged from the flames alive, but his mother and two brothers were killed in an Israeli airstrike.

The story of a five-year-old girl from Gaza is making waves around the world. The little girl was caught trying to escape the flames that engulfed the shelter where she had taken refuge with her family.