Al Jazeera journalist that Mamdani mourned was allegedly Hamas sniper: IDF claims

The Al Jazeera journalist who was killed in Gaza and mourned by Mayor Zohran Mamdani was allegedly a Hamas sniper, the Israeli Defense Forces has claimed.

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The IDF accused Ahmed Wishah, a cameraman for Al Jazeera who was killed in an airstrike on Saturday, of being “a terrorist in Hamas’ military wing who served as a sniper operative.”

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“In recent months, he advanced sniper attack plans and worked alongside his brother, Muhammad Samir Muhammad Washah, a key terrorist in Hamas’ rocket and weapons production headquarters, who also operated under the guise of an Al Jazeera journalist and was eliminated in April,” the IDF said in a statement.

The Israeli military did not elaborate further or provide evidence on the claims.

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