The body of 6-year-old Hind Rajab has been found alongside her family in a car that was fired on by Israeli forces 12 days ago. Two PRCS members who were dispatched to save Hind, who was the only member of her family that survived the attack on their vehicle, were also found dead.
The confirmed death of Hind comes as states and international aid agencies warn against Israel's planned assault on Gaza's southern city of Rafah over concerns about where civilians would evacuate to as the area in Gaza unoccupied by Israel dwindles.
Martin Griffiths, the UN's Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, said of the Rafah operation that "there's nowhere left to go in Gaza" and renewed his calls for the protection of civilians.
Alongside Griffiths, the foreign ministers of both Australia and Canada have also warned against such an operation over concerns of the lack of areas to be evacuated to, and the danger an operation poses to civilians.
It comes after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced on Friday that he had ordered the Israeli military to set out a plan for the evacuation of Rafah's population, which has seen an influx in refugees from across Gaza, prior to a ground assault.
Israel's war on Gaza has killed at least 28,064 Palestinians since 7 October, with a further 67,611 wounded, according to Gaza's health authorities.