David Malpass, under fire for months by critics who called him a climate denier, said he will step down as president, leaving a year before his term ends.
The Israeli military, which has accepted responsibility for the strike, has started looking into the killings of seven aid workers. But the disaster relief organization said that was not enough.
The killing of foreign aid workers from World Central Kitchen brought international outrage. The death of their Palestinian driver drew less attention.
The deaths of World Central Kitchen workers pushed the number of aid employees killed during the war in Gaza to at least 196, according to the U.N. secretary general, António Guterres.
Winning the rights to host the major global event is a coup for Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s efforts to remake the kingdom’s international image.