9-Year-Old Tala Abu Matar Killed by Israeli Fire Near Nuseirat

Tala Juma Abu Matar, a 9-year-old girl, was killed by Israeli fire that struck a displacement camp near the Ain Jalut towers in the Tabbet al-Nuwairi area, between the Nuseirat and Bureij refugee camps in central Gaza. Mahmoud Mohammad Tawfiq Muslih also died from wounds sustained two days earlier. At least 5 people were killed in fresh strikes across Gaza that day. The Gaza Health Ministry said the cumulative death toll since October 7, 2023 had risen to 73,221, with 173,643 wounded.