July 9, 2026 / 11:46 AM EDT
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A Palestinian aid worker who organized World Cup watch parties across the Gaza Strip was killed in an Israeli missile strike shortly before soccer fans gathered to watch the Egypt-Argentina game on Tuesday evening, according to a local hospital director.Mohamed Al-Wahidi was the public relations director of the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza, which was established by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to provide humanitarian aid in the war-torn Palestinian territory.Al-Wahidi had organized public screenings of FIFA World Cup matches across Gaza, drawing Palestinians of all ages to sit among rubble and on top of war-damaged buildings to watch the championship taking place in the U.S., Canada and Mexico.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian aid worker Mohammad al-Wahidi, who worked for the Egyptian Relief Committee and was killed in an Israeli strike, during his funeral in Gaza City, July 8, 2026.
