Al Jazeera journalist, Mohammed Wishah, has been killed in an Israeli drone strike in the Gaza Strip.
Wishah, a Gaza-based correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, died on Wednesday when the strike hit a vehicle he was travelling in along al-Rashid Street, a major coastal road west of Gaza City.
Sources told Al Jazeera that the air strike set the car ablaze.
Israeli forces have continued to target journalists in Gaza since the war began in October 2023.
According to the Gaza Government Media Office, at least 262 journalists have been killed in Israeli attacks on the territory since then.
In a statement, Al Jazeera Media Network said it “strongly condemns the heinous crime of targeting and killing Al Jazeera Mubasher correspondent, Mohammed Wishah”.
“This 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,” it said.
ALSO READ: Police arrest two suspected drug dealers in Ekiti raid
“As Al Jazeera mourns its correspondent Mohammed Wishah, who joined the Network in 2018, it affirms that his killing was not a random act but a deliberate and targeted crime intended to intimidate journalists and prevent them from carrying out their professional duties,” the statement continued.
Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera’s Ibrahim al-Khalili said Wishah’s killing on a major road highlights worsening conditions amid continued Israeli military actions.
“The situation is getting much more dire in light of the ongoing Israeli military’s ‘ceasefire’ violations,” he said.
“It’s nearly six months since the US-brokered ‘ceasefire’ came into effect, and the Israeli violations continue – targeting journalists like Wishah, who has been covering the genocidal war since day one,” he added.
The Gaza Government Media Office also reported that the Israeli military has carried out about 2,000 violations since the “ceasefire” began.