Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar

Their life

Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar was a 38-year-old Palestinian imam, religious radio presenter, producer, and media worker from Gaza. He worked with Holy Quran Radio (Quran Radio), which is affiliated with Gaza's Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs, where he produced and presented religious programs. He also served as the imam of Ibad al-Rahman Mosque in Khuza'a, east of Khan Younis. According to the supplied reports, he continued his religious and media work while displaced from Khuza'a, an area under Israeli military control.

Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar, aged 38, combined religious service with media work in Gaza. He served as an imam and worked as a producer and presenter for Quran Radio, affiliated with the Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs. His duties included preparing and presenting religious programming, including media material related to Quran memorization. On 30 September 2026, he was carrying out this work in the Al-Mawasi area of Al-Qarara, northwestern Khan Younis, when an Israeli drone strike killed him. He also served as imam of Ibad al-Rahman Mosque in Khuza'a, eastern Khan Younis. The supplied material states that his brother, Muhannad al-Najjar, had previously been killed during the Gaza war. His death was reported as the killing of the 263rd Palestinian journalist/media worker since October 2023.

How they died

Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar was killed in an Israeli drone strike on 30 September 2026 while he was carrying out his work as a religious radio presenter. According to the supplied reports, he was preparing media material about Quran memorization when the drone strike hit the Al-Mawasi area of Al-Qarara, northwestern Khan Younis, in southern Gaza. His body was taken to Nasser Medical Complex following the attack.

Al-Najjar was reportedly targeted by an Israeli drone while performing his professional duties, producing a media report concerning Quran memorization. He was in the Al-Mawasi area of Al-Qarara, northwestern Khan Younis, when the drone strike occurred. The strike killed him and left another person moderately injured. His death occurred amid continued Israeli attacks across Gaza following the ceasefire agreement.

Why we remember them

This record exists so that Muhammad Abdel Aziz al-Najjar, and all who are named in this archive, are never reduced to a number.

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