Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

East of Khan Younis: Israeli gunfire kills a Palestinian woman, Wijdan Kamal Shurrab, on al-Sikka Street, WAFA reports

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ATTACK
Location
Al-Sikka Street, east of Khan Younis, southern Gaza (street-level, estimated)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
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A Palestinian woman, identified by medical sources as Wijdan Kamal Shurrab, 28, was killed by Israeli army gunfire on al-Sikka Street, east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, on 18 October 2026, WAFA reported. No Israeli military statement on the incident was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian woman killed by Israeli fire in Khan Younis as Gaza death toll rises to 74,475 · One woman killed, per WAFA.

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Evidence: Palestinian woman killed by Israeli fire in Khan Younis as Gaza death toll rises to 74,475

WAFA citing medical sources; single source; exact time not given; no IDF statement read.