Al Jazeera reporter killed in latest Israeli strikes in Gaza
Al Jazeera reporter Mohammed Wishah was killed in the latest Israeli strikes in Gaza on Wednesday.
Wishah, a correspondent with Al Jazeera Mubasher, died after an Israeli drone attack targeted a vehicle he was travelling in.
The network reported that an “Israeli strike” hit the vehicle carrying him.
“He was targeted and brutally killed while he was driving on the main road in Gaza City,” the network added.
Following the killing of Wishah, the total number of Palestinian journalists killed by Israel since the war began in October 2023 has reached 262.
According to a report by Al Jazeera, Gaza’s Government Media Office condemned the killing and “systematic targeting, killing, and assassination of Palestinian journalists by the Israeli occupation.”
“We hold the Israeli occupation, the United States administration, and countries complicit in the crime of genocide, such as the United Kingdom, Germany, and France, fully responsible for committing these heinous and brutal crimes,” it added.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
