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Israeli strike kills World Cup screening organiser in Gaza just before kickoff Health authorities in Gaza say an Israeli strike killed an organizer of public screenings of World Cup matches in the enclave

Israeli strike kills Gaza aid worker organising FIFA World Cup screenings shortly before Egypt-Argentina clash <p>An Israeli strike in Gaza prior to the kickoff of the FIFA World Cup clash between <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013636">Argentina and Egypt</a> killed a top Palestinian aid official who helped organise screenings of the game across the strip, according to media reports.</p> <p>The <a rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank" class="link--external" href="https://apnews.com/article/gaza-world-cup-strike-egypt-israel-8fae6d465136e7f1a7d1bb03e805c0a0"><em>Associated Press</em></a> said the blast that killed Mohamed al-Wahidi, an official with Egypt’s relief arm in Gaza, turned “what was supposed to be a moment of celebration — the live screening of a potential upset against Argentina by an Arab team — into a reminder of how the near-daily Israeli strikes are continuing to kill civilians despite a truce reached in October”.</p> <p>The report also quoted Dr Mohamed Abu Selmiya, the director of Shifa Hospital, as saying that the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2013729">strike </a>that killed al-Wahidi on Tuesday hit a car in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City at du…

Gaza Aid Worker on His Way to Watch World Cup Killed by Israeli Strike Mourners carrying the body of Mohammed al-Waheidi, an aid worker killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral, in Gaza City, on Wednesday.

Aid worker who organised World Cup screenings in Gaza killed in Israeli strike <p>Egyptian Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before his country played Argentina</p><p>A Palestinian aid worker who had organised screenings of World Cup matches in Gaza was killed by an Israeli missile strike just before the game between <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/07/argentina-egypt-world-cup-2026-last-16-match-report">Egypt and Argentina</a> on Tuesday evening.</p><p>Two brothers aged eight and 10 and another man who was in the street near the site of the attack were also killed.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/08/aid-worker-world-cup-screenings-gaza-killed-israeli-strike">Continue reading...</a>

Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who brought them the World Cup <p>By Nidal al-Mughrabi</p><p>CAIRO, July 9 (Reuters) - Gazans turned out in large numbers to pay their respects to a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up World Cup screenings in the shattered enclave and was killed by an Israeli air strike on a taxi he was in this week.</p><p>The strike killed Mohammad al-Waheidi on the eve of the Egypt-Argentina match on Tuesday, along with three other people, including two young passers-by, siblings aged 10 and 8, in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, medics said.</p>

Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who organised public World Cup screenings Crowds of Gazans took to the streets on Wednesday for the funeral of Palestinian aid worker Mohammad al-Waheidi, who was killed by an Israeli air strike Tuesday. Waheidi had been involved in setting up public screenings of World Cup matches in the devastated Palestinian territory.

Palestinians mourn Gaza World Cup screenings organiser killed in Israeli strike Aid worker Mohammed al-Wahidi had become a prominent humanitarian figure during the Israel-Hamas war.

Gaza aid worker killed minutes before World Cup screening he organised Mohammed al-Wahidi was killed in an Israeli strike just before people gathered for a World Cup screening he organised.

Israeli strike kills Gaza's Argentina-Egypt FIFA WC screening organiser The strike came just before what was expected to be a major occasion for football fans in Gaza, where many had gathered to watch Egypt face defending champions Argentina.

"Mohamed al-Wahidi died when a missile struck his taxi shortly before Egypt played Argentina...He had organised the screening of World Cup games across the Gaza Strip, which had become a welcome diversion from the continuing misery of a very partly observed ceasefire & near-daily Israeli strikes." 💔