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

At least six people, including an Al Jazeera cameraman and a child, have been killed in Israeli strikes in Gaza, according to health officials and rescuers. The cameraman, Ahmed Wishah, died in a strike on a home in central Gaza on Saturday.

Al Jazeera strongly condemned the killing, calling it a "heinous crime" and a "flagrant violation of international law." The network accused Israel of a systematic policy of targeting journalists.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) stated that Wishah was a sniper in Hamas's military wing who had advanced plans to attack Israeli troops, though no evidence was provided. Two other people killed in the same strike on a home in the Bureij refugee camp were also accused by the IDF of being Hamas members.

Wishah's brother Mohamed, also an Al Jazeera correspondent, was killed in an Israeli strike in April. The IDF claimed he worked in Hamas's rocket weapons production headquarters.

In a separate overnight strike on a home in the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, four family members were killed, including two children, according to medics and relatives. Relative Nael Safadi said the victims were innocent and had no connection to Hamas.

Since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect in October, the Hamas-run health ministry reports over 1,000 deaths in Gaza. Both sides accuse each other of violating the truce. The UN reports that 70% of the population lacks proper shelter, and sanitation conditions are worsening.