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Gazans mourn aid worker killed by Israel who organised public World Cup screenings

Mourners carry the body of Palestinian man Mohammad al-Waheidi, who worked for the Egyptian Relief Committee and was killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral in Gaza City.
Mourners carry the body of Palestinian man Mohammad al-Waheidi, who worked for the Egyptian Relief Committee and was killed in an Israeli strike on Tuesday, during his funeral, in Gaza City, July 8, 2026. © Dawoud Abu Alkas, Reuters

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.

Gazans turned out in ⁠large numbers to mourn a senior Palestinian member of Egypt's main aid organisation who set up World Cup screenings in the devastated territory and was killed ​by an Israeli air strike while riding in a taxi this week.

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