Israeli Air Strikes Kill Eight in Gaza, Including Two Children and Egyptian Aid Worker Mohammed Fawaz Al-Wahidi

Israeli air strikes in Gaza killed at least eight people, including two children aged 10 and 6, Palestinian health officials said, with medics reporting one death near a school in Gaza City and twelve wounded across two incidents.

“Israeli air strikes have killed at least eight people in Gaza, including two children, aged 10 and 6, Palestinian health officials have said”

Al Jazeera

In Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood, an Israeli strike killed Egyptian relief worker Mohammed Fawaz Al-Wahidi as he organised World Cup matchscreenings for Palestinians, Palestinian media reported, and the attack also killed two other Palestinians including a child.

Al Jazeera

The Al Jazeera report said an Israeli air strike hit a tent for displaced people in the al-Mawasi area in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave, killing at least four people including a 10-year-old child, while later on Wednesday Palestinian health officials said a six-year-old boy was killed by Israeli gunfire in the Zeitoun neighbourhood in Gaza City.

The New Arab reported that Al-Wahidi was killed in an Israeli strike targeting a civilian vehicle near the Gaza governorate building in Sabra just hours before Egypt’s Round of 16 clash against Argentina, and it said the screenings were intended to give Palestinians “a brief escape from the war and the humanitarian crisis gripping the Gaza Strip.”

Al Jazeera said the Israeli military was unaware of casualties from one strike near a school in Gaza City, while it also reported that the Israeli military didn’t immediately comment on other incidents, even as Palestinian health officials recorded additional deaths.

The New Arab said the attack raised "serious concerns" that "the Israeli occupation not only kills Palestinians but also seeks to eliminate any space for normal life or collective joy" by targeting individuals and initiatives that provide relief.

Democracy Now!

Democracy Now! reported that in Gaza City an Israeli strike on the Sabra neighborhood Tuesday evening killed Palestinian aid official Mohammed al-Wahidi, along with a taxi driver and two children, including 10-year-old Hamza al-Deri and his 8-year-old brother Fari.

The Guardian described the Israeli military confirmation that al-Wahidi had not been its intended target, quoting an IDF spokesperson saying the missile was aimed at a “terrorist in Hamas’ military wing,” while also saying the incident was under review and that the IDF regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals.

Al Jazeera said Israel and Hamas agreed to a United States-brokered “ceasefire” in October last year, but it reported that large-scale fighting has largely paused while Israeli attacks on Palestinians have continued.

“Israel Kills Organiser of Gaza World Cup Screenings Right Before Egypt Game Two children also died in the strike”

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It added that, according to the Ministry of Health in Gaza, Israeli army violations of the “ceasefire” have killed at least 1,084 people and wounded 3,491 others since the truce took effect, and it said the overall death toll in Israel’s “genocidal war on Gaza” since October 2023 is at least 73,110 with 173,599 others injured.

RFI reported that more than 100 humanitarian organizations warned of a mass famine in Gaza, saying that in three days 21 children died of hunger, and it quoted the NGOs calling for the lifting of the siege that prevents food and medical supplies from reaching the Palestinian territory.

RFI also reported that the Israeli president traveled to Gaza on Wednesday, July 23, for the first time since the start of the conflict and said that Israel is acting in accordance with 'international law,' while it said the Israeli army claimed 950 aid trucks were awaiting distribution and accused the UN of creating a bottleneck.