Mohamed Salah Qeshta
محمد صلاح قشطة
Spokesperson for the Egyptian Relief Committee in Gaza
Killed by Israel using an Airstrike
Killed by Israel on 21 Jan 2026
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Full Name: Mohamed Salah Qeshta | محمد صلاح قشطة
Killed along with two other journalists, Abdul-Raouf Shaat and and Anas Ghunaim, in an Israeli drone strike that targeted a car in Al-Zahraa City in central Gaza, during a filming mission documenting relief efforts at a newly established camp by the Egyptian Relief Committee. The vehicle was clearly displaying the Egyptian Relief Committee’s logo.
Civil Defense spokesman Mahmoud Basal said, "The journalists were performing a field photography mission in Netzarim (using a drone), while documenting the conditions of camps supervised by the Egyptian committee". He added that the journalists were wearing distinctive press clothing.
The IDF spun the massacre saying its troops "identified several suspects who operated a drone affiliated with Hamas in the central Gaza Strip, in a manner that posed a threat to their safety," and then "struck the suspects who activated the drone."
According to the Committee to Protect Journalists, Qeshta worked as a spokesperson for the Egyptian Committee for Gaza Relief and also reported news to a large following on Telegram, indicating he was an active and connected reporter within Palestinian media circles.