Nesiah Karadi, 11, was declared dead on Friday following more than three weeks of fighting in the intensive care unit after she was struck by an Iranian missile in Bnei Brak on Passover eve.
Karadi’s funeral is expected to take place on Saturday evening.
The morning of the strike, Karadi was evacuated in critical condition and immediately sent to surgery, but rescue efforts were unsuccessful.
With her death, the number of fatalities in Israel since the start of Operation Roaring Lion has risen to 28.
Karadi was a student at the Chorev school in Ramat Gan. Her parents, Rabbi Elazar Karadi and Hila Karadi, shared that they chose to name her Nesiah out of gratitude after her birth, which was described as a miracle.
“I remember the midwife shouting at us in the delivery room that this child was born by a miracle,” said her mother, who said that Nesiah’s strict adherence to safety instructions accompanied her daily life during the war.
"Nesiah was the most diligent child in following the Home Front Command’s safety guidelines,” she recalled. “In every siren, she was the first to run to the protected space.”
“But when the siren sounded in Bnei Brak, she was asleep, and before she could get up and run, the missile fell and severely injured her.”
The city of Bnei Brak issued a statement mourning Karadi’s loss. The mayor, his deputies, and city council members expressed “shock and pain” from her death.
"Nesiah Karadi, may her memory be a blessing, returned her pure soul to its creator after being fatally wounded by a cluster missile on the eve of last Passover,” they said.
The statement also noted that thousands of city residents and others outside the city had prayed for Karadi’s recovery since her injury and accompanied her battle at the Sheba Medical Center in Tel Hashomer. “Unfortunately, the decree was set, and the young flower was plucked in the prime of her life,” concluded the statement.