Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal, 29, field hospital laundry worker

The Dead
Written By Alain Jehlen

Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal, a laundry worker at the Doctors Without Borders field hospital in Deir Al-Balah in central Gaza, was killed by an Israeli airstrike on his apartment building in the early morning hours of March 18 after Israel broke a ceasefire that had lasted nearly two months. 

He was one of hundreds of Gazans killed that day. Alaa Okal had joined the Doctors Without Borders staff in September, 2024. He was 29 years old.

More at Doctors Without Borders including photos of Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal and other staff members killed in the war

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