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Israeli strike in Gaza kills six, including an Al Jazeera cameraman

BBC News

An Israeli strike in Gaza on Saturday killed six people, including Al Jazeera cameraman Ahmed Wishah, according to Gaza officials and the network. Al Jazeera said Wishah was killed in a targeted strike , and his death drew mourning from colleagues and family.

The killing comes despite a ceasefire that has not halted Israeli operations, and adds to a journalist death toll that press-freedom groups have called the highest of any recent conflict. Israel has previously accused some Al Jazeera staff in Gaza of links to armed groups — claims the network rejects — and the targeting of journalists remains one of the war’s most contested issues.

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