Saleh al-Jafarawi, a social media influencer in the Gaza Strip who became well-known to Israelis and others after cheering Hamas’s October 7, 2023, attack, was killed Sunday during armed clashes between Hamas and Palestinian militias in Gaza City.

Footage circulating online showed his body.

According to the reports, Jafarawi was killed by the militias while covering the incident.

He gained wide attention with a video he recorded on October 7, 2023, in which he praised Hamas’s attack. Later in the war, he filmed himself crying in reaction to Israel’s airstrikes. Pro-Israel activists juxtaposed the two videos and gave him the nickname “Mr. FAFO” (an acronym for “fuck around and find out.”)

In the following weeks, videos went viral in which Jafarawi appeared to impersonate a doctor, a wounded patient, a fighter, a journalist, and people of other roles, drawing widespread mockery among pro-Israel figures for what appeared to be lazy propaganda.

During the war, Jafarawi was accused in social media reports of pocketing millions of dollars he had raised as donations for Gaza residents.

Mr. FAFO was the happiest person alive when Israelis were massacred and tortured from Hamas on live video. pic.twitter.com/kyiEWAfRnX

— Aggelos Chorianopoulos ???? (@aggelos210) October 12, 2025

“Controversial Gaza activist, derogatorily called ‘Mr. FAFO’ due to his performative antics and well known for his support of Hamas and raising an estimated $10 million to build a children’s hospital, only to pocket the money, Saleh Al-Jafarawi, was........

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