Man who organised World Cup screening in Gaza killed in Israeli strike just before kick off

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Play Mute Current Time 0:00 / Duration 0:00 Loaded : 0% Stream Type LIVE Seek to live, currently playing live LIVE Remaining Time - 0:00 1x Playback Rate Picture-in-Picture Fullscreen The man who organised live screenings of the Egypt vs Argentina World Cup game in Gaza was killed by an Israeli strike just before kick off, as ITV News Digital Video Producer Dan Ajose reports An Israeli strike has killed a Palestinian aid official who helped organise public screenings of a World Cup match across Gaza. The strike, which happened just before kickoff of the Egypt-Argentina game on Tuesday, killed Mohamed al-Wahidi, an official with the Egyptian government's relief arm in Gaza. Wahidi had been in a taxi on the way to a screening of the match in Tel al-Hawa in southern Gaza City when the missile hit the car he was in. Three others were killed in the attack, including driver Ahmed Daghmush, 33, and two brothers, 10-year-old Hamza al-Deri and 8-year-old Far, according to Dr Mohamed Abu Selmiya, the director of Shifa Hospital. The Israeli military said Wahidi, was not a target of the strike and that the attack was aimed at a Hamas militant and that it was checking whether the driver, Daghmush, was the target. Abu Selmiya said Daghmush was a taxi driver without any known links to militant groups. It 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. The committee for which Wahidi worked is the relief arm of the Egyptian government, which provides food, shelter and other assistance to Palestinians in Gaza. Egypt's fan base has grown since the start of the tournament. Credit: AP Many in the Palestinian diaspora live across the border in Egypt, which was a key mediator of the Israel-Hamas ceasefire. Egypt's Gaza fan base has grown since the start of the World Cup tournament, with coach Hossam Hassan spotlighting the plight of the Palestinian people in press briefings and on the pitch. He dedicated his team’s victory over Australia on Friday to both Egyptians and Palestinians and waved a Palestinian flag. In a Monday briefing before the match against Argentina, Hassan urged the world to do more for the Palestinian people. “I urge you, I urge all media officers, all athletes worldwide, regardless of their identities, maybe we can convey a collective message that is as follows, let the Palestinian people be, let them exist, let them live a life of their own," he said. Subscribe free to our weekly newsletter for exclusive and original coverage from ITV News. Direct to your inbox every Friday morning. In the months since the ceasefire, Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,084 people, including nine killed by strikes and gunfire across Gaza on Wednesday, according to local health officials. Among the dead were two children, as well as a truck driver who was gunned down at a roadblock along the Philadelphi Corridor, an Israeli-controlled strip of land that runs along Gaza's border with Egypt. The Israeli military said it shot the truck driver after he “ran towards the troops.” Another man was killed on the street by a drone in Gaza City. Israel’s military says its strikes target militants and it regrets harm to civilians. Five Israeli soldiers have been killed since the ceasefire went into effect in October. The Palestinian death toll from the Israel-Hamas war stands at 73,110, according to the Gaza Health Ministry, which is part of the Hamas-led government and is staffed by medical professionals who maintain detailed records viewed as generally reliable by United Nations agencies and independent experts. It does not distinguish between civilians and militants but says women and children make up around half of all fatalities. The war began when Hamas-led militants attacked southern Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 others hostage. Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know