Al Jazeera says its cameraman Ahmed Wishah is killed in Gaza during an Israeli strike. Multiple outlets report that Al Jazeera’s statement identifies Wishah as being killed on Saturday in an attack on a house in the Al-Bureij/Bureij refugee camp in central Gaza. The Guardian and France 24 also describe the incident as an Israeli drone or strike targeting the residential building. France 24 reports that an Israeli military spokesman confirms the strike and alleges Wishah was linked to Hamas as a “terrorist,” but does not provide evidence for the accusation.
Other reports, including The Guardian and outlets compiling wire coverage, note that Wishah’s death occurs amid a broader toll on journalists during Israel’s war in Gaza that began in October 2023, with The Guardian citing at least 260 Palestinian journalists killed since then. Additional coverage mentions personal and biographical details from Al Jazeera, including that Wishah’s mother mourns his death and that Wishah had documented life in Gaza. Some outlets also report he had a brother previously killed in an earlier strike.
