‘Killed pursuing her dream’: Gaza girl on her way to school dies in Israeli drone strike Submitted by Maha Hussaini on Tue, 06/23/2026 - 09:23 Determined to continue her education despite war and displacement, Raghad Ashour was killed before she could realise her dream of attending university Raghad Ashour, 17, was killed in an Israeli drone strike in Gaza City on 22 June 2026 (X) Off Just days before her preparatory classes for secondary school exams were due to begin, 17-year-old Raghad Ashour rejected a marriage proposal, determined to complete her education first. On Monday morning, the Palestinian teenager left her family’s makeshift tent in central Gaza City and set off for a nearby learning centre. She never arrived.