Israeli strikes in Gaza have killed at least six people, including an Al Jazeera cameraman and at least one child, according to health officials and rescuers.

Al Jazeera strongly condemned the “heinous crime” of killing its correspondent Ahmed Wishah, who died in a strike on a central Gaza home on Saturday.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) accused Wishah of being “a terrorist in Hamas' military wing who served as a sniper operative,” without providing evidence.

Gaza's Hamas-run health ministry, whose figures the UN regards as reliable, says the Israeli military has killed 1,007 people since a ceasefire took effect in October.

Al Jazeera said Wishah's death “constitutes a new and flagrant violation of all international laws and norms, and reflects a continued systematic policy of targeting journalists.”

Two other people were killed along with Wishah in the strike on the home in Bureij refugee camp. The IDF also accused them of being part of Hamas.

Wishah's brother Mohamed, also an Al Jazeera correspondent, was killed in an Israeli strike in April. The IDF accused him of working in Hamas rocket and weapons production headquarters.

In the Sabra neighborhood of Gaza City, four family members were killed in an overnight strike, including two children. Relative Nael Safadi said: “They have no connection to Hamas. They're just innocent children.”

Despite the ceasefire, strikes continue. Both Israel and Hamas accuse each other of violating the truce.

Tom Fletcher, head of the UN humanitarian agency, said the share of households going to bed hungry dropped from 92% to 36% since the ceasefire, but 70% still need proper shelter.

Source: www.bbc.com