A prominent Al Jazeera journalist, Anas Al Sharif, and four colleagues were killed in an Israeli airstrike on Sunday, in an attack condemned by human rights and journalist groups.
Gaza officials and Al Jazeera said Al Sharif, 28, died alongside journalists Mohammed Qreiqeh, Ibrahim Zaher, Mohammed Noufal and an assistant when a tent near Shifa Hospital in eastern Gaza City was struck. Two others were also reported killed.
Israel’s military claimed Al Sharif headed a Hamas cell and was involved in rocket attacks, citing intelligence and documents found in Gaza. Al Jazeera and press freedom groups rejected the allegations, with the United Nation’s Irene Khan calling them unsubstantiated.
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said Israel’s repeated labelling of journalists as militants without evidence “raises serious questions about its intent and respect for press freedom.”
Al Sharif, who was part of a Reuters team that won a 2024 Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News Photography, had been previously threatened by Israel. He left a pre-written message for publication in the event of his death: “...I never hesitated to convey the truth as it is, without distortion or misrepresentation, hoping that God would witness those who remained silent.”
Minutes before the strike, he posted on X that Gaza City was under intense bombardment. Hamas said the killings may mark the start of an Israeli offensive. Al Jazeera called the strike “a desperate attempt to silence voices in anticipation of the occupation of Gaza.”
The Gaza government media office said 237 journalists have been killed since the war began in October 2023, while CPJ has confirmed at least 186 deaths.
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