CAIRO - May 25, 2025, May 25 -- A devastating Israeli airstrike in Khan Younis, southern Gaza, killed nine of a pediatrician's ten children, according to Gaza's Health Ministry and her colleagues. Dr. Alaa Najjar, who was on duty at Nasser Hospital during the attack, rushed home only to find her house engulfed in flames and most of her family gone.

Her husband suffered serious injuries, and their only surviving child, an 11-year-old boy, is now in critical condition. The children who died ranged in age from just 7 months to 12 years, with two bodies still trapped under the rubble, said Health Ministry spokesperson Khalil Al-Dokran.

The Israeli military claimed it targeted militants near its forces and labeled the area a "dangerous war z...