The Israel Air Force eliminated Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist and Doctors Without Borders colleague Fadi Jihad Muhammad Al-Wadiya in an airstrike on Tuesday evening.
According to an IDF statement on the strike, an Israeli aircraft operating under the direction of the Southern Command and the Intelligence Directorate targeted an area in Gaza City where the terrorist Al-Wadiya was located at the time.
כלי טיס של חיל האוויר, בהכוונת פיקוד הדרום ואמ"ן, תקף מוקדם יותר היום (ג') במרחב העיר עזה וחיסל את המחבל פאדי ג׳האד מחמד אלואדיה, אשר שימש כפעיל בארגון הטרור גא״פ ועסק בפיתוח וקידום מערך הטילים של הארגון. כמו כן, המחבל היווה מוקד ידע ייחודי בארגון בתחומי האלקטרוניקה והכימיה pic.twitter.com/9S13RARBzt
— דובר צה״ל דניאל הגרי - Daniel Hagari (@IDFSpokesperson) June 25, 2024
Al-Wadiya was involved in developing and advancing the terror group's missile array and helped aid the organization with his knowledge of electronics and chemistry.
Following the elimination of Al-Wadiya, the Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), otherwise known as Doctors Without Borders, expressed their "outrage" in a post on X, formerly Twitter, and "strongly" condemned the killing of their "colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya."
"We are outraged and strongly condemn the killing of our colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, in an attack this morning in Gaza City," MSF wrote.
We are outraged and strongly condemn the killing of our colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, in an attack this morning in Gaza City.The attack killed Fadi, along with 5 other people including 3 children, while he was cycling to work, near the MSF clinic where he was providing care. pic.twitter.com/Lmd8E5AkC1
— MSF International (@MSF) June 25, 2024
Additionally, according to MSF International, in the IAF's targeted attack, five other people who were near the MSF's clinic were also killed. This has not been confirmed by official Israeli sources.
IDF response to MSF International
Shortly after MSF International posted on X, the IDF responded to their tweet, stating, "Always check to see who you’re hiring…" emphasizing that Al-Wadiya "was a significant terrorist in [the Palestinian] Islamic Jihad" and advanced the organization's rocket array which endangered the lives of civilians.
Always check to see who you’re hiring…Your colleague, Fadi Al-Wadiya, was a significant terrorist in Islamic Jihad. He advanced the terrorist organization’s rocket array, also known as a way to endanger the lives of civilians.He is just another case of terrorists in Gaza… https://t.co/eRTDPVGcoF
— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 25, 2024
The IDF further stressed that Al-Wadiya was "just another case of terrorists in Gaza exploiting the civilian population as human shields."