Israeli Strike Kills 4 in Gaza, Including World Cup Aid Organizer Mohamed Al-Wahidi
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Updated · CBS New York · Jul 9
Israeli Strike Kills 4 in Gaza, Including World Cup Aid Organizer Mohamed Al-Wahidi
3 articles · Updated · CBS New York · Jul 9
Summary
A car strike in Gaza City killed Mohamed Al-Wahidi and three others Tuesday evening, including driver Ahmed Daghmush, 33, and brothers Hamza al-Deri, 10, and Fari, 8, hospital officials said.
The IDF said it had targeted a Hamas military-wing operative traveling in the vehicle in northern Gaza, adding that reports of civilian casualties were under review.
Al-Wahidi served as public relations director for the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza and had organized public World Cup screenings that drew Palestinians to watch matches amid the war's destruction.
The Egypt-Argentina screening still went ahead after the strike, underscoring how the tournament had become a rare communal outlet in Gaza.
Since the October ceasefire, ongoing Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,084 people in Gaza, according to local health officials, including nine on Wednesday alone.
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Gaza’s Humanitarian Crisis After Ceasefire: The Death of Mohammad al-Waheidi and Over 1,000 Civilian Fatalities
Overview
On July 7, 2026, Mohammad al-Waheidi, a senior Palestinian aid worker and Public Relations Director of the Egyptian Committee in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike that also took the lives of three others, including two children. The Israeli military claimed they targeted a Hamas militant but did not provide the identity of the intended target and acknowledged that uninvolved individuals were killed. Al-Waheidi’s funeral, attended by hundreds, highlighted the dangers faced by humanitarian workers in Gaza and underscored the severe risks and disruptions to aid efforts amid ongoing conflict and repeated strikes.