Conflict & Security
Israeli double-tap strike in Gaza kills 14-year-old and rescue medic
September 18, 2026 at 08:57 PM
Coverage
4 reports · 3 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 22 hours
يواليوم السابع
تواصل انتهاكات الاحتلال.. شهيد في غزة ومستوطنون يقتحمون مناطق بالضفة - اليوم السابع
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يواليوم السابع
شهيد فلسطيني وإصابات بينهم طفل إثر قصف الاحتلال دراجة نارية بمدينة غزة - اليوم السابع
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
محمد الزيناتي.. طفل دفع حياته لإنقاذ المصابين في غزة
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TGThe Guardian
First Thing: Witnesses recount Israeli ‘double-tap’ strike that killed child and medic in Gaza
(opens the publisher’s site)An Israeli air strike killed 14-year-old Mohammad Abdul Zinati and civil defence medic Sharif Labad in Gaza City as the boy ran to help the wounded man.
- A second blast on Sheikh Radwan hit shortly before 3:30pm as Mohammad tried to pull medic Sharif Labad from the road, killing both.
- The Israeli military said the incident is under review and reiterated that it takes civilian-harm risk into account in strikes.
- The boy's mother told Al Jazeera an Israeli drone struck her son, wounding his hand and body, and that he died reciting the shahada.
- Wafa, citing medical sources at Shifa hospital, reported an Israeli strike on a motorcycle in the Taqwa camp killed Hudhayfa Awad and wounded others, including a child in critical condition.