Mohammed al-Wahidi, a senior member of Egypt's main aid organization in Gaza, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a taxi in Gaza City, along with three others including two children [1][4]. Al-Wahidi had organized public World Cup screenings for displaced Palestinians and coordinated emergency food assistance and camps [2][3][13]. His son Fawaz stated his father "worked hard to bring some entertainment to the people, to the displaced, to us, and everyone who suffers in Gaza" and tried to bring matches close to tents and wrecked shelters [1][4][18]. The Egyptian Relief Committee described him as "a leading figure in community reconciliation and a respected national and social personality" [15], and its spokesperson stated he had just left a neighborhood reconciliation meeting when the strike hit [3]. Activist Mohammed Hmeid described al-Wahidi as "a door to hope that opened every day for displaced people and those who had lost everything" [2][16].

The Israeli military stated it had struck a Hamas operative and was aware of claims that uninvolved individuals were killed [2][4][13]. The military said the incident was under review and that it regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals [3][15]. It did not respond to a query on the identity of the alleged militant [4]. No Palestinian militant group has claimed any of the four dead as one of its own [4].

Al-Wahidi had previously been tortured by Hamas for his opposition to the group and was a peace advocate toward Israelis [12][14]. His son Fawaz was quoted as saying, "What we need is peace. May God have mercy on my father" [12].

Egyptian security sources reported that a senior Egyptian official raised al-Wahidi's death directly with Israel, denouncing its continuing killings in Gaza and obstruction of the Egyptian relief committee's work [1][4][18]. The killing drew grief across Gaza and tributes on social media [2][17].

Palestinian aid driver Ahmad Esleem was shot in the head by an Israeli soldier near the Kerem Shalom crossing [5]. World Central Kitchen confirmed the killing of driver Ahmad Nasser Saleem while transporting goods from the crossing and stated, "Humanitarian aid deliveries should never be a target" [7][21]. Fellow driver Diaa Mansour described how soldiers ordered the drivers out of their trucks, forced him to strip and sit in the sun, and then shot Esleem while his hands were raised [5][8]. Jihad Esleem, deputy head of the Association of Transport Companies in Gaza, called it "a field execution and a deliberate killing of a civilian driver who had complied with all instructions," stating the convoy was fully coordinated through the UN World Food Programme and WCK [5]. Eyad Esleem, owner of the transport company, said five drivers had resigned since the incident and would not return to work at the crossing [5].

The Israeli military provided a different account, stating that troops identified three aid truck drivers who had stopped and exited their vehicles contrary to established procedures, and that the driver of another truck ran toward troops, prompting a suspect apprehension protocol before soldiers opened fire after perceiving an immediate threat [5][8]. The incident is under review [5].

Israeli forces also shot and killed a child identified as Muhammad Abu Khamash east of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza [6].

Two Israeli human rights organizations, B'Tselem and Physicians for Human Rights-Israel, accused Israel of genocide in Gaza [9]. B'Tselem executive director Yuli Novak stated that an examination of Israel's policy and its outcomes "leads us to the unequivocal conclusion that Israel is taking co-ordinated action to intentionally destroy Palestinian society in the Gaza Strip" [9]. Dr. Guy Shalev of PHRI said, "Silence in the face of genocide is not an option" [9]. Israeli government spokesman David Mencer rejected the accusation, stating, "Our defence forces target terrorists and never civilians. Hamas is responsible for the suffering in Gaza" [9].

A coalition of nineteen Israeli human rights groups condemned the government's cancellation of registration for thirty-seven international humanitarian organizations operating in Gaza and the West Bank, warning that humanitarian access has been severely constrained since October 2023 [10].

Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem dismissed Israeli allegations that the group planned to kidnap soldiers, calling them "ادعاءات كاذبة ولا أساس لها من الصحة، ومحاولة من الاحتلال لتبرير خروقاته لاتفاق وقف إطلاق النار" (false claims with no basis in truth, and an attempt by the occupation to justify its violations of the ceasefire agreement) [11]. OCHA data showed Israel has expanded its controlled zones in Gaza to nearly sixty-five percent of the territory since the ceasefire began, affecting over fourteen thousand households [20].

Gaza's Health Ministry reported that at least 1,092 Palestinians have been killed and more than 3,507 wounded during the ceasefire period (El País reported 1,072), with more than 73,000 killed since the war began in October 2023 [1][3][4]. The UN recorded the killing of at least 593 humanitarian workers since the war began, including eight since the ceasefire was agreed [2][16].

Egypt's national football coach Hossam Hassan used the World Cup stage to appeal for solidarity with the Palestinian people, stating, "Before I am an Arab, Muslim, Christian or anything else, I am a human... Please let the Palestinian people live" [19].

The transport association has indicated it may suspend operations at the Kerem Shalom crossing following the driver's killing [5], while the Israeli military states both the al-Wahidi strike and the aid driver incident remain under review [3][5].