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News reports first surfaced on Tuesday when Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), or Doctors Without Borders, announced the death of one of their ‘healthcare’ staffers in an Israeli military strike. The France-based charity claimed that 33-year-old Fadi al-Wadiya was a ‘physiotherapist’ on its payroll since 2018. According to the MSF, he was “on his way to provide vital medical care to wounded victims of the endless massacres across Gaza.”

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The lie fell apart within hours after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) revealed al-Wadiya’s true identity as a key rocket maker for the Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group. Israeli authorities issued images of the MSF ‘caregiver’ dressed in the PIJ combat uniform (see tweets below).

The IDF also released the aerial footage of the strike, showing al-Wadiya was not involved in any medical mission but was taking part in a terrorist operation when he was killed by an Israeli drone.

Ed Morrissey

It's unclear whether Hamas is very good at infiltrating supposedly independent aid NGOs, or whether they're so bad at vetting their employees. Or, perhaps, don't care much about hiring terrorists when it comes to opposing Israel. 

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