ICSPR Condemns the Assassination of Journalist Mohammed Washah in Gaza and Calls for International Protection for Journalists
Date: April 8, 2026
Urgent Press Release
ICSPR Condemns the Assassination of Journalist Mohammed Washah in Gaza and Calls for International Protection for Journalists
The International Commission to Support Palestinian Rights (ICSPR) strongly condemned the assassination of journalist Mohammed Samir Washah, a correspondent for Al Jazeera Mubasher, who was targeted by a direct missile strike while inside his civilian vehicle on Al-Rasheed Street, in front of Sheikh Ajleen Mosque, west of Gaza City. The attack resulted in his killing, along with another civilian, and left others injured with varying degrees of wounds.
ICSPR affirmed that this crime constitutes a fully-fledged war crime under the rules of international humanitarian law and represents a flagrant violation of the right to life and the special protections afforded to journalists. It also reflects a systematic policy aimed at restricting media coverage and preventing the transmission of truth through the direct targeting of journalists.
ICSPR stressed that targeting journalists in the occupied Palestinian territory constitutes a grave breach of all international conventions, including the Geneva Conventions and relevant UN Security Council resolutions. It comes as part of one of the deadliest campaigns against journalism in modern history, with the number of killed journalists rising to 262 since the beginning of the war of genocide on the Gaza Strip on October 7, 2023. This reflects a clear attempt to suppress the Palestinian narrative and deny the world access to the truth.
ICSPR called on the international community, human rights and media organizations, including international press bodies, to clearly and unequivocally condemn this crime, to work towards holding its perpetrators accountable before international justice, and to ensure the urgent provision of international protection for journalists and civilians in the Gaza Strip, in a way that guarantees an end to the policy of impunity.
