Dressed for school, returned in a shroud: Israeli forces kill Palestinian girl in class
Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 12:57 The nine-year-old was solving a maths problem in a Gaza classroom when Israeli fire struck, leaving her answers unfinished and pages bloodstained Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan, nine, was killed by Israeli forces while in a classroom in Gaza City on 9 April 2026 (MEE/Hani Abu Rezeq) Off Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan was practising the subtraction of four-digit numbers during a maths lesson in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Her teacher had given the pupils an
Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Fri, 04/10/2026 - 12:57 The nine-year-old was solving a maths problem in a Gaza classroom when Israeli fire struck, leaving her answers unfinished and pages bloodstained Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan, nine, was killed by Israeli forces while in a classroom in Gaza City on 9 April 2026 (MEE/Hani Abu Rezeq) Off Ritaj Abdulrahman Rihan was practising the subtraction of four-digit numbers during a maths lesson in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza. Her teacher had given the pupils an
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