Three students killed by Israeli fire in Gaza within 24 hours, education ministry says

GAZA — The Ministry of Education in Gaza said three students were killed by Israeli forces' fire in less than 24 hours, according to a post by Al Jazeera Mubasher on its Telegram channel on 18 October 2026.

The post was marked as breaking news. Its headline attributed the statement to the ministry. The channel's summary repeated the headline word for word and gave no further detail.

What the post does not say

The post does not name the three students. It does not give their ages, their schools or the places where they were killed. It does not say whether the deaths happened in one incident or in separate incidents. It also does not say whether the students were inside a school or on their way to one.

The post contains no account of the circumstances from witnesses, relatives or medical staff. It carries no statement from the Israeli military or the Israeli government. Zenga News has not independently verified the ministry's figure or the account of how the students died.

Status of the information

The only source for this report is a social media post on Telegram. Al Jazeera Mubasher attributed the claim to the Gaza education ministry, but the post links to no ministry statement. The deaths are therefore reported here as the ministry's claim, as relayed by the channel. They are not presented as independently confirmed.

Zenga News will update this report if the ministry publishes a full statement, if the students are identified, or if Israeli officials respond.