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IDF kills Hamas sniper operative who also worked as an Al Jazeera cameraman
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By משה אריה
First reported by Arutz Sheva · Jun 20, 2026
What happened
The IDF said it killed Hamas sniper operative Ahmad Samir Mohammad Weshah in a precise airstrike in central Gaza on Saturday. It also said he worked for years as an Al Jazeera cameraman while advancing attacks against Israeli forces, and that two other Hamas militants were killed with him.
- 01The IDF said it killed Ahmad Samir Mohammad Weshah in central Gaza on Saturday.
- 02Weshah was described as a Hamas sniper operative and an Al Jazeera cameraman.
- 03Two other Hamas militants were killed in the same airstrike.
- 04The army said he recently promoted sniper attacks and other operations against IDF troops.
- 05His brother, Mohammad Samir Mohammad Weshah, was killed in April after posing as an Al Jazeera journalist.
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