Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani (محمد فايز الحسني)

Director of the Rawasi Palestine Foundation | Gaza City

Death and Reported Roles

Death: Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani (محمد فايز الحسني) was killed on October 24, 2023, as a result of a targeted airstrike on his home in Gaza City, located in the north-central part of the Gaza Strip.
Journalistic Association: The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate (PJS) identified Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani as the General Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Rawasi Palestine Foundation for Culture, Media, and Arts (مؤسسة رواسي فلسطين ثقافة – إعلام فنون), classifying him as a media worker. Both the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) reported this claim without critical examination. UNESCO listed him as a journalist casualty in a letter by then–UNESCO Director-General Audray Azoulay, accusing the “Israeli occupying army” of “deliberately targeting journalists with no constraints or consequences.”
Militant Affiliation: After his death, Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani was identified in tributes as a commander in the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) military wing and referred to as the “son of Saraya,” a term associated with Saraya Al-Quds, also known as the Al-Quds Brigades.

Update (February 26, 2026): PIJ acknowledged his role as a commander in the Central Operations Unit in a tribute to its “martyred” commanders.

Note 1: The IFJ included Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani in its 2023 “killed list” report.

Note 2: Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani’s brother, Ramah Fayez Al-Hassani (رماح فايز الحسني), a field commander in the Al-Quds Brigades, was killed by Israeli forces on September 7, 2011. His uncle, Iyad Al-Hassani (إياد الحسني), a senior official in the PIJ group’s military council and the operations unit leader in the Al-Quds Brigades, was killed in a targeted airstrike on May 12, 2023.

Al Mayadeen TV journalist Fatima Ftouni eulogized Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani in a post on X on October 24, 2023. The post included his image with the caption "The Martyr Commander."

Death notice alMayadeen TV journalist Fatima Ftouni October 24, 2023

Image from an article written by Abdul Rahman Al-Hassani, the brother of Mohammed Fayez and Ramah Fayez Al-Hassani, published in Al Mayadeen on December 25, 2023. — Image from an article written by Abdul Rahman Al-Hassani, titled "My Two Resistance Brothers Are Competing... Who Will Fire the Missile?" The article, published in Al Mayadeen on December 25, 2023, describes Mohammed Fayez and Ramah Fayez Al-Hassani as military commanders.

Tribute post on Facebook recognizing Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani as a martyred commander:

"The martyred commander, Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani, his uncle, the martyred commander Iyad Al-Hassani, who was killed in the Battle of the Free, and his brother, the martyred commander Ramah Al-Hassani. Peace be upon the sons of the brigades, and congratulations on the great victory. The uncle and his nephews are all martyrs." — Tribute post on Facebook recognizing Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani as a martyred commander: "The martyred commander, Mohammed Fayez Al-Hassani, his uncle, the martyred commander Iyad Al-Hassani, who was killed in the Battle of the Free, and his brother, the martyred commander Ramah Al-Hassani. Peace be upon the sons of the brigades, and congratulations on the great victory. The uncle and his nephews are all martyrs."

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