A six-year-old Palestinian girl who went missing after the family’s car came under fire in Gaza was found dead, the health ministry and her relatives confirmed, saying Israeli forces killed her, AFP reports.

The last time Hind Rajab had been seen was about two weeks ago when she was surrounded by dead relatives after becoming trapped in the vehicle as they tried to flee Gaza City as Israeli forces advanced.

“Hind and everyone else in the car is martyred,” the girl’s grandfather, Baha Hamada told AFP.

A number of family members made the grim discovery when they went to Gaza City’s Tel Al-Hawa area looking for the car near a petrol station where it had last been spotted, he said.

“They were able to reach the area because Israeli forces withdrew early at dawn today,” Hamada added.

The health ministry confirmed Hind’s death.

“She was killed by (Israeli) occupation forces with all those who were with her in the car outside the petrol station in Tel al-Hawa,” the ministry said in a statement.