New Delhi, July 10 -- GAZA CITY - A day before Egypt was scheduled to face Argentina in the World Cup quarterfinal, Mohammed al-Wahidi was killed by an Israeli air strike in Gaza City's Sabra neighbourhood. He died alongside three others, including two siblings aged 10 and 8 whose names have not been released.

Al-Wahidi, 57, had spent the final weeks of his life setting up large screens across the devastated enclave so that displaced Gazans could watch World Cup matches together. He was director of public relations for the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza, and the organisation said he had been among the first to arrive at collapsed buildings after Israeli strikes, helping clear debris and establish camps for families with nowhere else t...