Editorial note: Journalist Yahya Sobeih, 32, was killed in an Israeli airstrike on a popular market in the west of Gaza City on May 7. He and his sister’s husband were celebrating the birth of Yahya’s daughter earlier that day. Yahya was killed alongside 31 others in the Israeli attack. What follows is an article written by Mada Masr’s correspondent in Gaza, Thaer Abu Aoun, after the loss of his friend, brother and fellow journalist.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.madamasr.com/en/2025/05/09/opinion/politics/on-lost-bets-remembering-yahya-sobeih/