Palestinian medical sources reported that a child died, on Thursday evening, of serious wounds suffered several months ago, in Beit Hanoun, in the northern part of the Gaza Strip, during the Israeli onslaught on the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.The child, Ehab Mohammad Sohweil, 15 years of age, remained in a very serious condition since his injury nearly three months ago, until he was declared clinically dead last week, and was declared deceased on Thursday.
Local sources said one of his brothers was killed by an Israeli shell during the war, and several family members were injured.
Media sources in Gaza said Sohweil was a soccer player at a local club in Beit Hanoun, and was injured on the second day of the al-Fitir Muslim feast.
Following his injury, Sohweil was moved to the al-Makassed Islamic Hospital in Jerusalem, before he was moved to the Ichilov Israeli medical center.
Around 2137 Palestinians, including 578 children, 264 women, and 103 elderly, have been killed, while more than 11100, including 3374 children, 2088 women and 410 elderly, have been injured as a result of Israel’s war on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.