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

Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah killed in Israeli strike on Gaza

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.