Hamas terrorist doubling as Al Jazeera photojournalist killed in Gaza

The Israeli military announced Saturday that it has killed a Hamas operative who allegedly worked as a sniper and also served as a photojournalist for the Qatari state-funded broadcaster Al Jazeera. The IDF identified the individual as Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah.

According to the IDF, Washah was targeted because he had been advancing sniper attack plans and engaging in other terrorist activities against Israeli troops operating in the Gaza Strip. He was killed along with two other Hamas operatives in an Israeli strike in the central Gaza Strip.

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In recent months, he advanced sniper attack plans and additional terrorist activities against IDF troops operating in the Gaza Strip.

The military further stated that Washah's brother had also been a Hamas terrorist who posed as an Al Jazeera journalist. He was killed by Israeli forces in April and was reportedly involved in Hamas's rocket and weapons production, including the development of drones and rockets, and arms transfers within Gaza.

The IDF described Washah as having contributed to Hamas's force build-up and being directly involved in planning attacks, posing a "concrete threat" to soldiers. The report was published by the Jerusalem Post.

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Washah contributed to Hamas’s force build-up and was directly involved in planning attacks, posing what the military described as a “concrete threat” to troops.