Overview
- Al-Aqsa TV announced that Saleh Aljafarawi, a prominent pro-Hamas social media figure, was killed in Gaza City’s Sabra neighborhood.
- Multiple reports say he was found with a gunshot wound to the head, with images circulating that purport to show his body.
- Palestinian sources describe fighting between Hamas security forces and the Doghmush clan in Sabra, though formal attribution for the killing remains disputed.
- Hamas-linked channels and analysts say he was accompanying Hamas fighters during the clashes, and some warn the announcement could be leveraged to justify further action against rival factions.
- His death has drawn U.S. political attention after Rama Duwaji, the wife of New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, posted tributes, while coverage also revisited accusations from critics that Aljafarawi misused donations he raised.