The Palestinian girl was killed, and as many as six were injured, in a series of Israeli airstrikes which came after a Palestinian sniper reportedly killed an Israeli civilian. WARNING: Graphic images.
A 3-year-old Palestinian girl was killed by shrapnel during an Israeli air strike on the Al Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza strip on Tuesday, Dec. 24, according to Gaza hospital officials. She was identified as Hala Abu Sabhika.
A Palestinian man cradles the lifeless body of his niece, 3-year-old Hala Abu Sabhika, who medics said was killed by shrapnel during an Israeli air strike on the Al Maghazi camp in central Gaza on Tuesday, Dec. 24.
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At least six others were wounded in the Israeli strikes which came hours after a Palestinian sniper reportedly killed an Israeli civilian who was repairing the border security fence which separates Gaza from Israel.
A Palestinian boy, who medics said was wounded during an Israeli air strike on the Bureij facility, lies on a bed at a hospital in the central Gaza Strip.
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