"The Palestinian Islamic Jihad confirms that one of its high-ranking operatives, named by Doctors Without Borders as a staffer, was killed by Israel in 2024.
The medical organization — known by its French acronym MSF — has repeatedly denied that it employed anyone “involved in military activities,” despite overwhelming evidence to the contrary.
After the killing of MSF staffer Fadi al-Wadiya in June 2024, the IDF published a photograph of him wearing a Palestinian Islamic Jihad uniform and identified him as a rocket expert.
In a series of posts today, Islamic Jihad names several top commanders killed by Israel during the war.
One of them is al-Wadiya, whom Islamic Jihad identifies as the deputy head of its military manufacturing unit..."
February 24, 2026
Islamic Jihad confirms Doctors Without Borders staffer killed by Israel in 2024 was a senior operative
Left: Fadi al-Wadiya, a Doctors Without Borders member who the IDF says was a PIJ rocket expert, who was killed in a strike in Gaza City, June 25, 2024. (Courtesy of Doctors Without Borders on X); Right: An image released by the IDF on June 26, 2024, showing al-Wadiya in the uniform of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad terror group. (Israel Defense Forces)
Date
February 24, 2026
Title
Islamic Jihad confirms senior operative, a Doctors Without Borders staffer, was killed by Israel in 2024, The Times of Israel
Author(s)
Emanuel Fabian
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