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Al Jazeera Condemns Gaza Strike Killing Cameraman, Demands Probe.

6/25/2026

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Al Jazeera Condemns

Al Jazeera condemned the Gaza strike on its cameraman as a heinous crime violating international law and silencing journalists.
Israeli Defense Forces said Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Samir Wishah, a Hamas sniper operative, was killed in a Gaza strike.
Committee to Protect Journalists called the killing alarming and urged a transparent Israeli investigation.
Mourners gathered in Deir al-Balah, noting more than 260 Palestinian journalists killed since October 2023.

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Ahmed Washah Sniper

Social media posts showed Ahmed Washah with a scoped rifle while a Gaza mosque honored him as a “mujahid”.
Israeli Defense Forces said Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Washah was a Hamas sniper operative killed in Gaza airstrike.
His brother Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah was linked by the IDF to Hamas’s rocket unit.
Analyst Eitan Fischberger said the rifle photos supported the IDF’s Hamas affiliation claim.

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Historical Context

During the 2003 U.S. invasion, three journalists were killed when U.S. forces struck Baghdad’s Al Jazeera office on 8 April 2003, prompting global outcry and calls for the 1998 UN Plan of Action on Journalist Safety. The 2024 Israeli strike that killed Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah revives those same concerns, with the CPJ demanding a probe.

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Al Jazeera Condemns

Al Jazeera condemned the Gaza strike on its cameraman as a heinous crime violating international law and silencing journalists.
Israeli Defense Forces said Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Samir Wishah, a Hamas sniper operative, was killed in a Gaza strike.
Committee to Protect Journalists called the killing alarming and urged a transparent Israeli investigation.
Mourners gathered in Deir al-Balah, noting more than 260 Palestinian journalists killed since October 2023.

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