The IDF says it killed Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah, a Hamas military wing operative who also worked as a photographer for Al Jazeera, in an airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. The military described Washah as a sniper operative who promoted attacks against Israeli troops and said his brother — killed in April — operated in the same pattern of a journalist-cover operative.
The IDF confirmed Saturday night that it killed Ahmed Samir Muhammad Washah, a Hamas military wing operative who operated as a sniper and advanced attack plans against Israeli troops, in a precision airstrike in the central Gaza Strip. Washah also worked as a photojournalist for the Qatari network Al Jazeera, the military said — a pattern it described as a journalist-cover ruse. Washah's brother, killed in an earlier strike in April, was also a Hamas operative who operated under the guise of journalism.
The elimination was first reported by security-affiliated Arabic outlets and Israeli defense correspondents around 21:04 Jerusalem time, naming Washah and two other operatives killed in the same strike. As The Zioneer reported at 19:48, Washah had been killed in the Al-Bureij refugee camp. This bulletin adds IDF confirmation and details on Washah's dual role.
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