RAMALLAH, April 8, 2026 (WAFA) – The Palestinian Journalists’ Syndicate strongly condemned, on Tuesday, the assassination of journalist Mohammad Samir Washah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, who was killed after a civilian vehicle was targeted in Gaza City.

In a press statement, the Syndicate said that this crime constitutes an “extrajudicial execution of journalism and truth,” stressing that the targeting of Washah was not an isolated incident, but rather part of a systematic campaign by the occupation to silence the Palestinian voice and target journalists in an attempt to obscure the truth and undermine the Palestinian narrative.

It added that this crime falls within a dangerous and systematic escalation against Palestinian journalists, bringing the number of those killed to 262 journalists, reflecting the scale of deliberate targeting of Palestinian media.

The Syndicate also mourned the killing of journalists Ghada Al-Dayekh and Suzan Khalil in Lebanon, considering this an extension of the policy of targeting journalists wherever they are, and a dangerous expansion in the scope of violations.

It affirmed that targeting journalists while performing their professional duties constitutes a blatant violation of international law and humanitarian norms, and amounts to a declaration of an open war on the media.

The Syndicate held the occupation authorities fully and directly responsible for these crimes, describing them as war crimes that warrant international prosecution. It called for an immediate, transparent international investigation, the provision of urgent protection for journalists, accountability for those responsible, an end to impunity, and a halt to the systematic targeting of Palestinian media.

In conclusion, the Syndicate extended its deepest condolences to the family of the Washah, his colleagues, and the families of all fallen journalists, affirming that such crimes will not deter journalists from carrying out their mission.

A.D./T.R.