Israel–Palestine–Lebanon

South of Khan Younis: Israeli drone strike kills two Palestinian children in Qizan Rashwan, WAFA reports

ATTACK
Location
Qizan Rashwan area, south of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip (area-level, estimated)
Actors
Israel · Palestine
Importance
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An Israeli drone strike hit the Qizan Rashwan area south of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on 19 October 2026, killing two Palestinian children, WAFA reported in an update citing medical sources. Quds News Network separately reported two children killed in an Israeli strike south of Khan Younis. No Israeli military or police statement on the incident was read.

  • Fatalities: Best 2 · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: UPDATE: Three Palestinians, including two children, killed in Israeli drone strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis · Two children killed, per WAFA.

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Evidence: UPDATE: Three Palestinians, including two children, killed in Israeli drone strikes on Gaza City and Khan Younis, Two Palestinian children killed in Israeli strike south of Khan Younis

WAFA update citing medical sources; Quds corroborates two children killed south of Khan Younis; children's names unpublished; no IDF statement read.