On October 25, 2023, Ahmed Abu Mhadi, a broadcast engineer for the Hamas-affiliated Al-Aqsa TV was killed in an Israeli airstrike on Beit Lahiya in northern Gaza.
Abu Mhadi was previously counted as a journalist in CPJ’s database; his status was changed to media worker after a rigorous verification process in June 2026 that included desk research and talking to two credible sources from his outlet confirmed that he was a broadcast engineer for the channel.