Al Jazeera has condemned the killing of one of its Palestinian journalists in an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip, describing it as a “deliberate and targeted crime”.
Mohammed Wishah, a correspondent for the Al Jazeera Mubasher channel, and one other person were killed in a drone strike on a vehicle in Gaza City on Wednesday, the Qatar-based network and local health officials said.
The Israeli military alleged that Wishah was a “Hamas terrorist” and said it carried out the strike because he posed a threat to its forces in the area.
There was no immediate response from Al Jazeera, but both the network and Hamas have previously denied that Wishah was affiliated with the armed group.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) also said it condemned the killing of Wishah “in the strongest possible terms”.
