Youssef Ahmed al-Shandaghli

Their life

Youssef Ahmed al-Shandaghli was a Palestinian child from northern Gaza who was killed by Israeli forces in early January 2026 amid ongoing military operations and a worsening humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip. His death occurred as hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinian families continued to suffer from severe shortages of shelter, food, and medical assistance due to Israeli restrictions on aid deliveries.

Youssef Ahmed al-Shandaghli lived in the Jabalia an-Nazla area in northern Gaza, a region heavily affected by prolonged military attacks and mass displacement. At the time of his death, Gaza was experiencing extreme humanitarian distress, with overcrowded displacement camps, destroyed infrastructure, and limited access to essential supplies. Medical sources confirmed his killing at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City. His death came despite a United States-brokered ceasefire that had formally come into effect months earlier, underscoring the continued insecurity faced by Palestinian civilians, particularly children.

How they died

He was Killed by Israeli forces in northern Gaza.

According to a medical source at al-Shifa Hospital cited by Al Jazeera, Youssef was killed by Israeli forces in the Jabalia an-Nazla area.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Youssef Ahmed al-Shandaghli, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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