Youssef Nabil Rabah Akila

Their life

Youssef Nabil Rabah Akila was a Palestinian man from Gaza and the father of Wafaa Yousef Nabil Akila. On 7 September 2026, he accompanied his daughter after her first day back at school. While they were travelling in a vehicle in western Gaza City, an Israeli drone struck the car, killing both Youssef and his daughter. Youssef was 36 years old according to the Palestinian Information Center account supplied above. His death left behind his surviving family, including Wafaa's two younger brothers.

Youssef Nabil Rabah Akila, 36, was a Palestinian father living in Gaza. He was the father of Wafaa Yousef Nabil Akila, a young schoolgirl whose first day of the new academic year became her final day. According to the supplied account, Youssef accompanied Wafaa after she completed school, as they travelled to buy school supplies before returning home. Their vehicle was struck by an Israeli drone in western Gaza City near the Hamid intersection. The attack killed both Youssef and his daughter and wounded six other Palestinians. Youssef's brother, Rabah Akila, later spoke about the family's grief, describing Wafaa as a great source of happiness for her father and “the flower of the house.” He recalled how eagerly she had prepared for school and how the family had expected Youssef and Wafaa to return home, where Wafaa's two younger brothers were waiting for her.

How they died

Youssef Nabil Rabah Akila was killed when the vehicle he was travelling in with his daughter, Wafaa Yousef Nabil Akila, was struck by an Israeli drone in western Gaza City on 7 September 2026. The attack occurred after he and Wafaa had finished her first day back at school. The strike killed both Youssef and his daughter and wounded six other Palestinians.

On 7 September 2026, Youssef was travelling in a vehicle with his daughter Wafaa in western Gaza City when an Israeli drone struck the car near the Hamid intersection. According to medical officials at Al-Shifa Hospital, the attack killed Youssef and Wafaa and wounded six other Palestinians. Photographs from the aftermath showed the vehicle burned and Wafaa's schoolbooks and supplies scattered across the wreckage. The attack took place shortly after Wafaa had attended her first day of the new school year.

A plea from the family

Youssef's brother, Rabah Akila, expressed the family's shock and grief following the deaths of Youssef and his daughter Wafaa. He described Wafaa as a major source of joy for her father and called her “the flower of the house.” Rabah recalled that Wafaa had eagerly prepared her school supplies before leaving for her first day of school and that she and her father were expected to return home to her two younger brothers. He questioned why the family had been killed when they were not expecting to lose a loved one. He also pointed to Wafaa's open books, stained with blood, and shrapnel damage to the vehicle as evidence of the devastating nature of the attack.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Youssef Nabil Rabah Akila, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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