Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed four people, including an Al Jazeera journalist, on Wednesday, local health authorities and the broadcaster said.
The strike that killed Al Jazeera's Muhammad Washah targeted a vehicle he and one other Palestinian, who was also killed, were driving along the coastal road in Gaza City, health authorities said. In February 2024, at the height of Israel's war in Gaza, the military accused Washah of being a member of Hamas' military wing. It released photos that it claimed showed him operating weapons systems. It claimed it found the photos on a computer that it said troops had confiscated during a raid in Gaza.
At the time, Hamas and Al Jazeera denied that Washah had any affiliation with the group. Israel's military did not immediately respond to a request for comment on his killing.
Al Jazeera, which also did not immediately respond to a request for comment, reported on its Arabic-language TV channel that he was killed in a drone strike.
The government media office in Gaza condemned Washah's killing.
