Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials say

Israeli strikes kill six people in Gaza including Al Jazeera cameraman, officials sayJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleMallory MoenchSaeed M. M. T. Jaras/Anadolu via Getty ImagesVictims are brought to Al-Shifa Hospital for funeral procedures in Gaza CityIsraeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including an Al Jazeera cameraman and at least one child, according to health officials and rescuers.Al Jazeera said it "strongly condemns the heinous crime of targeting and killing" of its correspondent Ahmed Wishah, who was killed in a strike on a central Gaza home on Saturday.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) accused Wishah of being "a terrorist in Hamas' military wing who served as a sniper operative".Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures the UN regards as reliable, says the Israeli military has killed 1,007 people since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas came into effect last October. Al Jazeera said Wishah's death on Saturday "constitutes a new and flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists and silencing the voice of truth".The IDF said that Wishah in recent months had advanced sniper attack plans against Israeli troops, without providing evidence.Two other people were killed along with Wishah in the strike on the home in Bureij refugee camp, according to a local hospital and the Hamas-run civil defence agency, which conducts rescue operations. The IDF also accused them of being a part of Hamas.Wishah's brother Mohamed, who was also a correspondent for Al Jazeera, was killed in an Israeli strike in April. The IDF accused him of working in Hamas rocket and weapons production headquarters, without further details.Meanwhile in the Sabra neighbourhood of Gaza City, four family members were killed in an overnight strike on a home, according to the civil defence, relatives and a nearby hospital.Shifa Hospital told...