GAZA, October 18, 2026 (WAFA) — A Palestinian woman was killed on Sunday by Israeli army gunfire east of Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, as the death toll from Israel's ongoing aggression on the enclave continued to rise.

Medical sources identified the woman as 28-year-old Wijdan Kamal Shurrab, who was shot by Israeli forces on al-Sikka Street, east of Khan Younis.

Meanwhile, the death toll from Israel's war on Gaza has risen to 74,475, with 175,517 people injured since October 7, 2023, according to medical sources.

Hospitals across the Gaza Strip received seven fatalities, including six newly killed Palestinians, and 25 injured people over the past 24 hours, the sources said.

The total number of Palestinians killed since the ceasefire took effect on October 11, 2025, has risen to 1,517, while the number of injured has reached 5,400. A total of 839 bodies have been recovered from beneath the rubble since then.

They warned that a number of victims remain trapped under rubble or lying in the streets, as ambulance and rescue crews are unable to reach them.

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