Palestinian child Warda Al-Sheikh Khalil has captured the attention of social media and news outlets in recent hours after a harrowing video surfaced showing her struggling to escape the flames engulfing the school shelter where she was staying, following an Israeli airstrike.

Warda is now living through deep sorrow and heartbreak after losing her mother and six siblings in the bombing that targeted a school sheltering displaced people in Gaza City.

Israeli warplanes launched a heavy airstrike on the school in central Gaza, resulting in dozens of civilian casualties, including children and women - a stark reminder of the ongoing targeting of civilian areas and shelters.

Heart-wrenching footage shared widely online shows young Warda trapped by fire, screaming for help amid the rubble and smoke, before civil defense teams managed to rescue her alive.