Israel–Palestine–Lebanon
Al-Maghazi camp, central Gaza: Israeli fire on tents of displaced Palestinians kills a girl, Misk Hazem al-Dalu, WAFA reports
This version is a correction.
- Location
- Al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza (camp-level, estimated)
- Actors
- Israel · Palestine
- Importance
- Standard
A Palestinian child, identified by medical sources as Misk Hazem al-Dalu, died of wounds from Israeli live fire after Israeli forces opened fire on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Maghazi refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on the morning of 18 October 2026, WAFA reported. Quds News Network, which described her as a young girl, reported the killing and posted video of her funeral. WAFA also reported heavy fire from Israeli military vehicles toward tents in al-Mawasi, west of Rafah, and artillery shelling northeast of Khan Younis the same morning. No Israeli military statement on the incident was read.
- Fatalities: Best 1 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza, A heartbreaking farewell to slain Palestinian girl Misk Hazem al-Dalu, killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents in al-Maghazi camp · One girl killed, per WAFA and Quds News Network.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza, A heartbreaking farewell to slain Palestinian girl Misk Hazem al-Dalu, killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents in al-Maghazi camp
WAFA citing medical sources and Quds News Network (unverified lead); age not given; funeral video not independently geolocated; no IDF statement read.
- Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central GazaWAFA · news report · supports · Published 18 Oct 2026, 05:41 UTC · Retrieved 18 Oct 2026, 09:38 UTC
- A heartbreaking farewell to slain Palestinian girl Misk Hazem al-Dalu, killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents in al-Maghazi campQuds News Network · Social post · supports · Published 18 Oct 2026, 08:38 UTC · Retrieved 18 Oct 2026, 09:38 UTC
Classification
Military · Armed attack · Shooting · Atomic
Tags: al_maghazi · central_gaza · child_killed · displacement_tents · gunfire
Participants
- Israel · Initiator · Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza · Israeli forces' live fire, per WAFA.
- Palestine · Affected · Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza, A heartbreaking farewell to slain Palestinian girl Misk Hazem al-Dalu, killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents in al-Maghazi camp · A girl killed in a displacement tent area.
Location methodology
Al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza (camp-level, estimated) · within 1.5 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza
Claims
- A Palestinian child, Misk Hazem al-Dalu, was killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Maghazi refugee camp; she succumbed to wounds from Israeli live fire. · Attributed to WAFA (citing medical sources) · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: Palestinian child killed as Israeli forces fire on displaced people's tents in central Gaza
- A young Palestinian girl, Misk Hazem al-Dalu, was killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents sheltering displaced Palestinians in al-Maghazi refugee camp. · Attributed to Quds News Network · Confidence: Unknown · Evidence: A heartbreaking farewell to slain Palestinian girl Misk Hazem al-Dalu, killed after Israeli forces opened fire on tents in al-Maghazi camp
Review and provenance
Revision 2 · First published 18 Oct 2026, 09:40 UTC · Current revision 18 Oct 2026, 19:22 UTC · Change: Correction