Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza
Wishah among at least 260 journalists killed since Israel’s war on Gaza began in October 2023
TL;DR
- Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah was killed in an Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday.
- Wishah was killed in an attack targeting a house in the Bureij refugee camp.
- Al Jazeera condemned the killing as a violation of international law and a targeted silencing of truth.
- Ahmed Wishah's brother, Mohammed, was killed by Israeli shelling on April 8.
- The Israeli military confirmed the strike, claiming Wishah was a Hamas terrorist.
- At least 260 Palestinian journalists have been killed since Israel's war on Gaza began in October 2023, according to the Committee to Protect Journalists.