by Dave DeCamp
April 7, 2026
Majdi Aslan, a 54-year-old contractor for the WHO, was killed on Monday while driving a vehicle for the organization
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that it was suspending medical evacuations from Gaza after an Israeli attack in the Strip killed one of its workers.
“[WHO] is devastated to confirm that a person contracted to provide services to the Organization in Gaza was killed today during a security incident. Two WHO staff members were present but were not injured,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on X.
Featured Picture: Palestinians bid farewell to the body of Majdi Aslan, 54 years old, at Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir el-Balah, central Gaza, on April 6, 2026 (IMAGO/APAimages via Reuters Connect)
“Following the incident, WHO suspended today’s medical evacuation of patients from Gaza via Rafah to Egypt. Medical evacuations will remain suspended until further notice,” Ghebreyesus added.
According to Al Jazeera, Majdi Aslan, a 54-year-old WHO contractor, was attacked by Israeli forces while driving a vehicle carrying WHO employees in southern Gaza near the “yellow line,” which separates the IDF-occupied side of Gaza from the rest of the Strip.
“The driver was shot in the head, and by the time he was transported to the Al-Aqsa Hospital, he was announced dead,” said Al Jazeera correspondent Hani Mahmoud.
Since signing the US-backed ceasefire deal back in October 2025, the Israeli military has continued launching attacks across the Strip in violation of the deal. Gaza’s Health Ministry said on Tuesday that the IDF has killed at least 733 Palestinians and wounded 2,034 under the so-called ceasefire.
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