Free Palestine / Individual record
Alaa Abd-Elsalam Ali Okal
MSF field-hospital laundry worker killed in a strike on his apartment building.
- Record ID
- PAL-15
- Date of death
- March 18, 2025
- Outcome
- Fatal
- Location
- Deir al-Balah, Gaza
- Category
- Humanitarian laundry staff
- Age (reported)
- 29
- Affiliation
- Médecins Sans Frontières
What happened
MSF says an Israeli airstrike hit Alaa Okal's apartment building early March 18, 2025, killing him and others in Deir al-Balah. He had joined MSF in September 2024 to support the organization's field hospital.
Investigation & findings
Organizational statement and colleague memorial.
Last reviewed: October 25, 2026
Sources & records
- Primary source
- Additional source
- Occupied Palestinian Territory humanitarian reportingUN OCHA · UN situation reports
- Journalist casualties in Israel-Gaza warCommittee to Protect Journalists · Press freedom list