Israeli bombing kills six in Gaza, including Al Jazeera cameraman
At least six people were killed in an Israeli strike on a house in Gaza’s Bureij refugee camp, according to health officials and rescue workers, including a young child.
The body of Ahmed Wishah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera, was found amid the rubble. The journalist was killed Saturday when the strike shattered a central home that day.
Al Jazeera condemned the killing as “heinous” and said it marked a new violation of international law and a systematic policy of targeting journalists. It also demanded accountability for the IDF’s allegations that Wishah was a Hamas snipers operative.
The Israel Defense Forces said Wishah had supplied “sniper plans against Israeli troops” over the last months, but failed to provide evidence. They also claimed that the other two people killed were Hamas members.
The death of Wishah follows that of his brother, Mohamed, who last April was also a Al Jazeera correspondent and was killed in a separate Israeli strike. He too was accused of links to Hamas weapons production.
In another incident, an overnight strike on a home in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City killed four family members, including two children, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health and local hospitals.
Both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire that began in October. The Israel-Hamas ceasefire agreement promised a rapid hand‑over of Gaza territory and humanitarian aid though aid agencies note more help is needed.
The UN’s humanitarian chief said the percentage of households that went to bed hungry dropped sharply since the ceasefire, but 70 per cent of the population still lacks proper shelter and sanitation.
The ceasefire also required Hamas to disarm and withdraw from governance, commitments that have not yet materialised, raising fears that the conflict could reignite.
