Israeli fire kills six-year-old girl and a woman in Gaza, medics say

The Hindu · 🇮🇳 public India · May 25, 2026 · 238 words · By Reuters

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An Israeli airstrike on a tent in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday (May 25, 2026) killed two people, including a six-year-old girl and wounded 17 other people, including children, Palestinian health officials said.

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Medics said the Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment of displaced families in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, had killed six-year-old Mennatallah Abu Libda and a 31-year-old woman, Hanan Mahmoud.

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The attack was carried out by two helicopters, witnesses said.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 8 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants during the same period, the country’s military has said.”

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Multiple independent sources (including Oman Observer and other news reports) explicitly state that the Israeli military reports four soldiers killed by militants during the same period.

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web search NEUTRAL — Some 850 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the October ceasefire, according to figures that do not distinguish between combatants and civilians. Four Israeli soldiers were killed …
https://www.scmp.com/news/world/middle-east/article/3353841/…

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web search NEUTRAL — The Israeli military reports that four Israeli soldiers have been killed by Palestinian militants during the same period.Israel has said that post-ceasefire military actions are intended to prevent at…
https://www.millichronicle.com/2026/05/67680.html

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web search NEUTRAL — Four Israeli soldiers have been killed by militants during the same period, according to the Israeli military. Hamas does not disclose figures for casualties among its fighters.
https://www.omanobserver.om/article/1190151/world/region/isr…

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Claim 2: “Medics said the Israeli airstrike on a tent encampment of displaced families in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, had killed six-year-old Mennatallah Abu Libda and a 31-year-old woman, Hanan Mahmoud.”

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Multiple sources identify the victims as six-year-old Mennatallah Abu Libda and 31-year-old Hanan Mahmoud in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli Air Force conducted numerous concerted aerial bombardment campaigns on the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war until the enactment of a ceasefire in October 2025. Since then, less frequent stri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_bombing_of_the_Gaza_St…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 13 July 2024, Israeli airstrikes hit the Al-Mawasi area near Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip during the Gaza war. The attack killed at least 90 Palestinians, among them women and children, and injured…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_July_2024_al-Mawasi_attack

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts. The war began on 7 October 2023, when the Palestinian mi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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Claim 3: “The ceasefire left Israel in control of more than half of Gaza, with Hamas controlling a sliver of territory along the coast.”

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Multiple sources state Israel controls more than 50% of Gaza (one source specifies 59%, another cites PM Netanyahu stating 60%).

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web search NEUTRAL — There are only three crossings in and out of Gaza, two of them controlled by Israel and one by Egypt. Israel heavily regulates Palestinians' movement through ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip

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web search NEUTRAL — May 3, 2026 · It now controls more than 50% of the territory and is squeezing ... Israel controls 50% of Gaza after razing land to expand its buffer zone.
https://www.facebook.com/middleeastmonitor/posts/israel-has-…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 15, 2026 · Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces now control 60 percent of the Gaza Strip, suggesting troops have expanded into more of the ...
https://www.facebook.com/ArabNews/posts/prime-minister-benja…

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Claim 4: “An Israeli airstrike on a tent in the southern Gaza Strip on Monday (May 25, 2026) killed two people, including a six-year-old girl and wounded 17 other people, including children, Palestinian health officials said.”

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Multiple independent web search results (Democracy Now! and others) confirm an Israeli airstrike on May 25, 2026, killed two people, including a 6-year-old girl, and wounded 17 others.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Gaza genocide is the ongoing, intentional, and systematic destruction of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip carried out by Israel during the Gaza war. It encompasses mass killings, deliberat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_genocide

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Claim 5: “Israel and Hamas deadlocked in indirect talks over implementing the second phase of the deal, which includes the militant group’s disarmament and Israeli army withdrawals.”

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Web search results confirm a deadlock regarding the 'second phase' of the ceasefire, specifically mentioning Hamas disarmament and Israeli army withdrawal.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli government has been involved in assisting or empowering the Palestinian political and military organization Hamas at various points in its history. This support continued during and in sp…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_support_for_Hamas

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The October 7 attacks were a series of coordinated armed incursions from the blockaded Gaza Strip into the Gaza envelope of southern Israel, carried out by Hamas and several other Palestinian militant…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_7_attacks

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Claim 6: “Some 900 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli strikes since the truce came into effect, according to figures from Gaza health officials”

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Multiple sources report figures of Palestinians killed since the October ceasefire, with one source citing 'over 800' and another citing 'some 850'. The claim of 'some 900' is consistent with these reporting ranges.

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web search NEUTRAL — The Gaza war is an armed conflict in the Gaza Strip and Israel, fought as part of the unresolved Israeli–Palestinian and Gaza–Israel conflicts.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_war

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web search NEUTRAL — 3 days ago · Israeli army has killed 10 Palestinians in Gaza in the past 24 hours, with continuous attacks across various areas of the Gaza Strip, ...
https://www.facebook.com/AlAraby.en/posts/israeli-army-has-k…

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web search NEUTRAL — Apr 26, 2026 · Over 800 Palestinians have been killed in near- daily Israeli attacks since the ceasefire with Hamas in October. Israel reports five ...
https://www.facebook.com/deutschewellenews/posts/nearly-a-do…

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Claim 7: “The attack was carried out by two helicopters, witnesses said.”

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Web search results specifically mention that the airstrike west of Khan Younis on Monday was carried out by helicopters.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of events during the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2026, including the events of the Gaza war.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_Israeli–Palest…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Khan Yunis (Arabic: خان يونس, lit. 'khan (caravanserai) [of] Yunis'), also spelled Khan Younis or Khan Yunus, is a city in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, and serves as the capital of the Khan Yun…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Yunis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The battle of Khan Yunis, which evolved into the siege of Khan Yunis in late January 2024, began on 1 December 2023 in the midst of the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Khan_Yunis

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Claim 8: “An October ceasefire, brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump, has failed to halt Israeli attacks in Gaza”

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Multiple sources confirm a ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump took effect in October (2025) and that Israeli attacks have continued despite it.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — From 13 to 15 May 2026, the president of the United States, Donald Trump, made a state visit to China. This visit was Trump's second state visit to China, and the first to occur during his second pres…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_state_visit_by_Donald_Tru…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the …
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The religious views of Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, have been a matter for discussion among observers and the American public. Trump was raised in his Scottish-born …
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