Gaza residents watch World Cup final amid bombed-out homes
Hundreds of Gaza residents, many children, gathered around giant screens amid the rubble of their homes to watch the 2026 World Cup final, where Spain defeated Argentina 1-0 in extra time. The crowd cheered for Spain because of the country's support for Palestinians during the conflict with Israel. The screenings, organized by aid workers to boost morale, offered a brief respite from daily hardships. Tragically, Mohammed al-Wahidi, a 65-year-old aid worker who helped organize the screenings, was killed in an Israeli airstrike earlier in July. The article notes that at least 73,118 people have been killed in Gaza since the war began following the Hamas-led attack on October 7, 2023, and that 593 aid workers have been killed, according to the UN.
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